I was an excellent dad but a woeful husband- Jim Iyke Takes Blame for His Failed Marriage.
Ace Nollywood Actor, Jim Iyke has taken the blame for his failed marriage in an old video that resurfaced online.
The video revealed an interview he had last year With Chude where he admitted he was an excellent dad but a woeful husband, the reason why his marriage failed and his wife left him.
Iyke, the father of three told media personality, Chude Jideonwo that his marriage failed due to the death of his mother noting he did not know how to grieve his mother’s death and was emotionally disturbed as his wife, at the time was pregnant with his first son.
The movie star further noted that he invested all the love he had in his child and ‘left his wife behind.’
He said:
“Just when I was getting over it, my woman was pregnant with my first son. I had a quiet space, there was nobody around me to take care of me anymore. There was nothing all of a sudden and the grief hit me. The loss hit me and I could not sleep for days. I was irritated and was not the loving man she met.
“I am a goofball, forget the perception out there. I am the prankster of the family and the guy that starts the laugh at the most serious issue. They don’t even invite me to family meetings because I start with a joke then my father calls me to order. I lost my sense of humour, the lion in me and the leader in me. I just gave myself to the elements, so she suffered for that. I became an obsessive dad. I took everything in me to my son.
“I was changing diapers; I was the proper stay-home dad. I took everything to him and left her behind. I took all my love and attention and invested it in my son and left her behind. I was an excellent father and a woeful husband. They are white, they are not built like us. After a while, she said, I can’t find who I married. Then we parted as friends. I told her, ‘I am here but I am not here. There is no presence here. I don’t know what it would take me to heal and bring myself back here but if you want to wait for me I will appreciate it and if you can’t I will understand’. She said she can’t.”
Reacting to the video, Netizens applauded the Nollywood actor, Jim Iyke for owning up to his faults in his failed marriage.
One Ebywole said, “This guy is a legend, period. Taking responsibilities for your action is not for the faint hearted.
One Chioma said, ” this show is like a mini therapy. The guests are so open pouring out their past pain or mistakes. It helps the viewers understand that behind the screen, celebrities and socialites are human too
One Obiflex said, ” see how a man took RESPONSIBILITIES for his part in the failure of his marriage. He explained exactly the sequence of events that led to the failure of his marriage and you could see where both parties were wrong but he didn’t put any blame on her. He didn’t condemn all women because his wife bailed on him during his trying times. He simply acknowledged his own fault accepted what life dealth him and moved on. Jim is a Man!”
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