Why Young Ladies Prefer Marrying Older Men “You see this man they call my father, he gives me everything a young man can’t afford and I love him dearly. How successive governments abandoned Bauchi emirs’ tombs IN PICTURES: Buhari, Osinbajo Vaccinated Against Coronavirus “I was madly in love with Abdul (real name withheld) – our lovey-dovey lasted for years, but it was obvious he wasn’t ready and when my husband showed up, I had to leave”, she said. Over the years, moving from the South up to the North and back down to the South, I’ve experienced a trail amongst young ladies who are interested in marrying/have married men old enough to be their fathers. In separate chats with some of them, these ladies who pleaded anonymity said a lot of factors could be responsible for the lifetime decisions they’d taken. Meeting the one you love – getting to spend a lifetime of togetherness – is one of the best feelings you can ever think of. And age, many say, is nothing but numbers … Below are some