Woman’s TikTok Video on Marriage Before Motherhood Sparks Heated Debate About Traditionality Online

Woman’s TikTok Video on Marriage Before Motherhood Sparks Heated Debate About Traditionality Online

  • A TikTok video featuring a woman advocating marriage before motherhood has set social media ablaze
  • Her stance on prioritising wedlock over parenthood has ignited a passionate online debate
  • Some applaud her traditional viewpoint for emphasising family values while others criticised it as outdated and judgmental

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A woman caused a heated debated online.
A woman flexes getting married before having a baby in a video. Images: @yanaomi1
Source: TikTok

A woman made quite a stir on social media when she flexed getting married before falling pregnant.

Woman flexes traditional route

TikTok user @yanaomi1 shared a video and shared her opinion of becoming a wife before becoming a mother. The post's controversial stance has ignited a fierce online debate, leaving netizens divided.

The TikTokker shared that in this day and age, prioritising marriage before motherhood is very rare. Her video showed off her flexing her engagement ring. Responses to the video have been passionate and polarised. This video has clocked over 360K views and thousands of likes and reshares.

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Video divides netizens

Some viewers applauded her traditional approach, lauding her for promoting family values. Others, however, criticised her stance as outdated and judgmental, pointing out that not everyone follows the same path in life and circumstances vary widely.

People flocked to the comment section to share their views:

@RIRI said:

"That’s very rare in this generation! Love that for you."

@JenzoV commented:

"As a mother of 2 before I became a wife.... THIS IS HOW IT SHOULD BE DONE... I'M PROUD OF YOU."

@The real ashley shared:

"As a mother in a two parent household, I'm sad when I see a happy proposal then a divorce before the wedding event happened."

@CaribbeanChristian1917 said:

"Just the way the Good Lord will have it."

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@Kenya praised:

"Congratulations, big flex."

@Phenyo said:

"That’s the goal. Personally for me, I do not want the other way around."

@Theo Pilane commented:

"Marry to carry! Love it."

@shaz said:

"Sometimes it doesn't work this way."

Woman’s soft life

In a similar story, Briefly News reported about a Johannesburg woman's TikTok video showcasing her joyous married life that has captured the hearts of Mzansi people.

In the heartwarming video, she portrays the simple yet beautiful moments of her post-marriage journey, from cosy breakfasts to romantic gifts.

Mzansi responded with an outpouring of affection, flooding the comments section with congratulations, heart emojis and their own heartwarming stories.

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Trisha Pillay (Weekend current affairs editor) Trisha Pillay is a Current Affairs writer at Briefly News. She has a degree in Journalism from the University of Johannesburg and an Honours degree in International Politics from UNISA. She joined ENCA straight out of varsity and completed an internship at the channel. Pillay later went on to cover politics, crime, entertainment, and current affairs at the Citizen Newspaper. She joined Newzroom Afrika in 2019 and became a senior bulletin editor for shows focused on politics and current affairs on the channel. She joined Briefly News in 2023. You can contact her at trisha.pillay@briefly.co.za