Nigerian actor and content creator Adebowale Adedayo, popularly known as Mr Macaroni, has shared candid insights into his views on love and relationships, revealing a heartfelt story from his past.
Speaking during an episode of the Dating in Lagos Show, hosted by Ariyiike Dimple, Mr Macaroni opened up about a relationship from his university days.
He recounted how he once fell deeply in love, but due to various circumstances, the relationship couldn’t continue. Despite the separation, he admitted that his feelings for the woman remain strong.
“I’m a single pringle. I’m single and not searching. If you say dating in Lagos, for me, I can’t really define it. But if it’s by what I have heard or what I’ve seen, dating in Lagos is chaotic or better put, anarchy,” he said.
“I don’t have any personal experience when it comes to dating in Lagos because I’m not actively dating anymore. I’m not seeing anyone. My past relationship wasn’t even in Lagos. The time I really dated when I was in love, I was still in university then. I wouldn’t even say that in Lagos I actively dated anyone. It’s not that I’ve not been in love. There’s someone that I really loved and I still love her but there are a lot of circumstances that cannot make us to be together, a lot of different tests. I don’t want to go into it.”
Sharing his perspective on what love truly means, Mr Macaroni emphasized that it goes beyond surface-level gestures.
“For me, what I think love to be… A lot of people think love is all about jolly good, shopping, spending money, taking pictures. What I think is that both parties always just look for the best things to always attach to them. I strongly believe in perseverance. And this is not a story of you have to suffer with your partner. You don’t necessarily need to suffer to be in a relationship. That is not what I mean. What I mean by that is, it’s not always jolly. When you understand that and the moment you know that you love a person. When you say you love a person, you are willing to commit yourself 100 per cent.”
