Veteran actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has shared his insights on why many women find themselves unmarried in their 30s.

According to him, the choices they made in their younger years are often the primary reason for their singleness.

Kanayo explained that many women in their 20s tend to date older, married men who are wealthy, rather than younger, prospective husbands.

He noted that these women often prioritise material comforts over the possibility of building a life with someone their age.

Kanayo argued that by the time these women reach their late 20s and early 30s, they have limited options for marriage.

He emphasised that men tend to lose interest in women who are perceived as “over the hill” and that these women are often left praying for a husband, having declared their lives a “state of emergency.”

Speaking in a recent interview with News Central, Kanayo said, “A young girl will be in university at 18, 19, 20; she starts dating a very rich guy, who is sometimes very old too. Then what you see along the line is that, because the guy is very rich and probably married, she refuses the advances of other younger people because the guy has either gotten her a car or a house. So to her, she’s operating on a very high level.

“From 22, she goes on to 24, and maybe even if she quarrels with this guy, she gets the next guy. And before you know it, she turns 25, 26 unmarried because she refuses the advances of younger prospective husbands. She gets to 29 and 30; by that time, she has left university and men are no longer finding her that attractive.

“So she gets to 31, and the husband is not coming. And what do you have? At 23, she’s a flex. At 28, she becomes a prayer point. After 33, she’s declared a state of emergency. Because husbands will not come at that level of 33 years. Some of them get to 35 unmarried. And they still think that they are having fun. They are not having fun. They are now in a state of emergency praying that God brings anyone.” (The Nation)