Is Marriage the only valid outcome of a Relationship? Lola Omotayo, Peter Okoye's romantic partner

Lola Omotayo, Peter Okoye's romantic partner and mother of his two children, recently granted an interview where she spoke about her relationship with him, and how it has been dating one half of one the music group for years now. After the interview, there was a storm of comments on blogs and social media, with a lot of people insisting she was making a mistake by not insisting on a ring.


She defended her decisions and said she was happy, as was Peter, and their decision to have their family without a marriage was a joint one. She tweeted as follows;

Of course more flack followed. But Lola has made her choice, which is very valid, and being an adult, she is totally within her rights to do that.

I personally do not think all relationships should end in marriage, and have said before - in the post referencingIKOsakioduwa's tips for women wanting to get married - that I've had relationships that I knew I didn't want to lead to marriage. However, where children are involved, I will definitely advocate for marriage.

What do you think? Will mutual understanding and love suffice for a long term relationship with children, or is marriage the best option?