How I Feel Being Called Bad Influence on Wives Because I Left Yul - May Yul-Edochie
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Nigerian influencer, media personality, and actress May Yul-Edochie is talking during a new interview on Glass House about how she handles the negative sides of fame and social media, and also speaking about how she feels when she's called a negative influence on women and wives, simply because she's had a divorce. Here is what May Yul-Edochie had to say.
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During her interview, May Yul-Edochie was first asked: "have you faced any form of criticism and how did you handle it?" to which she said:
MAY YUL-EDOCHIE: You cannot be on the social media space and don't expect things like this. Everybody would never support what you do. Everybody would never like you. It can never be 100. Yes, so constructive criticism is fine. It's okay. It's welcome. But not when you're always negative, or try to portray the negative aspect of something or someone; even if there is none, you find a way to bring out negativity.
So for me, I do not pay attention to those. I focus on the positive side, especially when I know that I am not guilty of whatever it is. I do not have the time. I'm too busy to pay attention to those things and then, I also understand that many people are there just to draw traction, to have engaging post on their pages, on their platforms and all of that. So why will I worry myself?
Then, she was asked "tell us about one misconception about you that you wish people understood better" to which May responded:
MAY YUL-EDOCHIE: Some men, they see me like I'm misleading their wives. Oh my goodness. I love family. I love marriage. I know in today's world, there's this conception about marriage that is totally different, but ideally, marriage is the basis for family. Without family, there will be no you or me. That's how we used to be. So I am not in any way advocating divorce or separation. Not at all.
So, in other words, let me categorically state it here: that I am not an advocate of divorce.
Personally, this is very very personal. I want unconditional happiness. Unconditional happiness that knows no time or season. One that would neither break me nor cause me emotional distress.
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