Pastor Kingsley Okonkwo has advised intending couples not to base their choice of a spouse solely on physical appearance, stressing that marriage can change how people view their preferences.
Speaking about his own experience, the cleric said he almost missed marrying his wife because he initially considered her body size a concern.
He said, “When I met her, I liked everything about her,smart, spiritual, work, friends, everything, I liked everything. My only concern was that I felt she was a bit plump, she was a bit chubby.”
According to him, his preference for slim women was influenced by what he had seen in movies, adverts and beauty pageants rather than actual experience.
“I like slim girls, I like slim girls. That’s what I felt. Where did I get it from? I’ve just been seeing it everywhere,in movies, in adverts, in beauty pageants,” he said.
Okonkwo explained that he later realised that people who have never been married may have unrealistic expectations about what they want in a spouse.
