Our Struggle With Childlessness for Seven Years - Norbert and Gloria Young Open Up

Nollywood power couple Norbert Young and Gloria Young were the latest guests on Love Notes With Tope Olowoniyan and during the conversation on the show, the couple talked about their seven years of childlessness, and explained how each individual inside the relationship felt that challenge.

When asked what a challenging part of their marriage was, after Norbert Young couldn't really think of one Gloria Young then said, which led into the conversation:

GLORIA YOUNG: I was childless for seven years, Nobert.

NORBERT YOUNG: I didn't see it as a challenge, you see, because he kept telling me, 'What are you worried about? What is it? Be calming down.' How can I see it as a challenge? You know what I mean? I didn't see it as a challenge. I had a sister who was married for 16 years without a child, and on the 17th year, she had a child. Her husband did not tell her to go. That child today is a medical doctor—big man too. So what's the big deal? You know what I mean? I didn't see it as a challenge, so it wasn't a threat at all. It didn't threaten our union. No, it wasn't a threat. It was just a challenge. That's why I didn't think of it as a challenge.

GLORIA YOUNG: He never did. But I was the one feeling it, and I was the one seeing things. And he was the one telling me, 'What is it? Stop worrying about such things.'"

NORBERT YOUNG: She was anxious about it—being childless for that long. Like I said, it wasn't a challenge for me, but it was for her. She just made me that kind of thing. I didn't see it as a challenge. But as a couple, it was challenging for me. It was challenging for us. Well, I didn't see it like that.

GLORIA YOUNG: So nobody ever asked you why your wife never born?

NORBERT YOUNG: Them born you well come ask me that? Nobody in my family asked me.

GLORIA YOUNG: Nobody in his family did. But I would go to my own family gathering, and not asking per se, but imagine you're walking into the room, and then one aunty like this—she looks at you, makes sure that you know she's looking at you, then the eye goes down to the stomach. And as you're going, her eyes are on your stomach. And you walk away. What is she telling you? Like, 'How far na? E don tey oh! How far? E don pass one, two, three…' Without saying anything. Oh, I have those kind of aunties.

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