I WANT A LIFE OF MY OWN BUT...

Dear TOLD Readers (The Only Love Doctor's Readers), Some times our parents can be so wrong when it comes to their choice in marriage for us! True Life Stories from our counselling Sessions with hundreds of people weekly, via One on One, Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, Email etc, are stories we share here. The only thing we change is the person's real name and address.

My is Bode, am 37 years and still single, please help me tell my mother I want to marry. I reside in Ibadan and a stand-up Comedian/MC. Am still single because my mother is frustrating my life.

for the past 7 years my mother keeps rejecting any woman I want to marry, because she says she knows the best for me. she has totally rejected and frustrated all my effort to get married because she wants me to marry her friend's daughter omolara, because they made a covenant I will marry her daughter.

Why will I be an escape goat in this covenant. Omolare isn't someone I can marry, she smokes and drink like that's the end of life, hardly sleeps at home, keeps bad companies, she even have 2 kids from different men. Ok I thought to myself let me give it a try, for 6 months I was almost losing my mind. I have told my mum she's not a wife she will enjoy or want for her only SON. But she insist, saying she knows she's a bad child but the covenant is more important than my concerns. Omolara on her own isn't ready to change or get married she's 35 years and says she still want to enjoy her life.

Please why wouldn't my mother want me to have a blessed and peaceful home. I have lost all the great ladies in my life because she embarrasses them at any point. She wouldnt even let me stay at home peacefully, she comes over to my house once a week. My father and sisters have done everything to stop her, she's still stubborn. Omolara's mum isn't interested again because she feels for me with all the troubles. I have fasted, prayed and even cried yet no solution. Please help me, Please Team Diamond, maybe you will be my saving grace.