On Facebook, a young woman identified as Maryam Shetty described how her wedding was canceled at her parents’ request. Woman discusses how, despite widespread ignorance, classism continues to be a major factor in the destruction of many relationships. Her parents do not want her to be in pain. Shetty revealed on Facebook that the bride’s parents felt the groom’s house was unsuitable for their child’s status before the wedding was called off.

According to her, her parents don’t like the house her husband is living in and they insist they don’t want her to “suffer” Groom and family reject new residence
They then offered the groom a new and improved item, but he and his family politely declined the bride’s parents’ offer. According to Shetty, the aforementioned man is not poor because he is educated and has a good job.

Aisha Ismail, you wrote my thoughts. We are truly dealing with an epidemic, particularly in Northern Nigeria, that is often perpetuated by parents: classism. A wedding was recently called off because the bride’s family felt the house she was going to stay in did not reflect her status and class. Was this a nice new terrace house? They stated that they would not want their daughter to suffer because she grew up in luxury!!!

The said husband-to-be is a decent, well-educated individual with a good job who comes from an upper-class family; his parents stated that was all they could afford to house her because the house was given to him by his father. The bride’s parents even offered to find her a better house that suited her social standing. The husband and his parents, on the other hand, stood firm.

As a result, the wedding was canceled. She went ahead and married a socialite who does almost nothing. She essentially passed up on a wonderful person. Unfortunately, there are far too many such stories. Weddings are canceled because of minor details and misplaced priorities. Ironically, most of these parents grew up in poverty, lacking the luxuries they now value so highly. They never let their children go through life on their own.

Weddings and marriages have become competitive events. It’s mostly a lavish display of wealth, power, materialism, outshining others, and so on; it’s no surprise marriages last only a second.