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JUDITH ICHA
Some partners can endure absentee spouses but it’s not easy to cope when one’s spouse is not around all the time. There are many factors that can make a partner an absentee spouse, but it’s important to strike a balance in such a relationship to make it work whenever either of the couple is not around.
A 45-year-old man identified as Mr Uche Ogbibo who has been married for 14-year told
Sunday PUNCH that anytime his wife was away, he went to a beer parlour to relax.
He stated that if his wife was around, there would be no way he could go patronise a drinking joint, noting that he also took his children to church on Sundays and to fun spots such as the beach to bond so they wouldn’t miss their mother’s absence.