The popular personality of the Nigerian media, Toke Makinwa, has revealed that he has accepted completely single and without children at age 40, saying that he does not regret and prefers to focus on his current life instead of stopping in what could have been.
Speaking in a new episode of your YouTube program, Toke Moments, launched on Friday, personality and businesswoman in the air said that repentance is exhausting and has decided not to live in it.
Makinwa, who turned 40 in 2024, explained that he now sees life through a different lens and refuses to let social expectations bend it.
“Repentance is so exhausting,” he said. “Make today the last day you really live in regrets. What happened, happened. You could have done it better, but you didn't know better. Now you know better, so make him better. Move on. Just keep going. “
He urged people to stop allowing their past to shape their future, emphasizing the importance of freeing situations that cannot be changed.
Makinwa also approached the pressure of the pressure that society places in women to marry and have children. He admitted that it was once a difficult conversation for her, but said that she has since accepted her reality.
“Honestly, the most difficult thing I could say aloud to myself is: 'I am 40 years old, I am single, I am without children.' I said it, and did not die,” he said.
The personality of the media indicated that turning 40 initially came anxiously, unlike the emotion he felt when he turned 30. However, he said that a change in the mentality helped her appreciate her achievements instead of stopping in social milestones.
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“I can look at my life and say: 'My God, I'm 40 years old, I don't have a child, I don't have a husband, people have happened to me.
Makinwa also talked about growth and how some relationships, naturally, came to an end. She said she no longer clings to expired friendships and does not feel the need to explain to others.
“One of the most important lessons for me during my years is that some friendships expire, and that's fine,” he said. “It doesn't mean they are bad people. It does not mean that I am a bad person. If I am a villain in its history, that's fine. I didn't even correct stories about me. If you ask me what happened between someone and someone, I just say: “What they told you is what happened.” I'm not explaining myself. “
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