10 Nigerian celebrities open up on the secret to a long lasting marriage

6. Patience and Perseverance: Nollywood actress, Chioma Chukwuka also maintains that it is important to have patience in a marriage: “One major thing I have learnt is patience and perseverance. One needs to tolerate one another. I and my husband not just see ourselves as been married; we are also friends.”

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7. Make Time For Your Partner: In an interview with Thisday, actor Richard Mofe-Damijo talks about the importance of making time for your partner and your partner alone: “I usually try not to take unknown phone calls after 9 p.m., so that I can relax my brain for the next day’s activities and concentrate on my lovely wife.”