Former Big Brother Naija housemate and entrepreneur Uriel Oputa has advised couples to exercise caution before making their private relationship disagreements public on social media.
The reality TV star raised the issue in an Instagram Story, questioning the increasing tendency among couples to turn personal disputes into public conversations on social platforms.
Uriel wondered when social media became a platform for settling family and relationship matters, noting that not every disagreement requires the involvement or attention of an online audience.
She said she hopes to build a relationship with a partner who possesses the emotional maturity and wisdom to understand the importance of resolving certain conflicts privately.
“This is probably an unpopular opinion, but why do people bring their personal relationship fights to social media? Like… when did social media become the family court?” she wrote.
According to the entrepreneur, couples should prioritise honest communication and, where necessary, seek professional counselling or guidance from trusted individuals rather than exposing their disagreements to the public.
“I pray that I end up with a partner who has the wisdom and emotional maturity to understand that not every disagreement needs an audience. Some things should be handled within the family, privately, with honest communication, and if necessary, with counselling or a trusted professional.”
Uriel also questioned the extent to which social media users genuinely care about people whose private conflicts become public entertainment.
“Because the truth is, social media doesn’t love you the way you think it does. People will watch, pick sides, screenshot, make memes, laugh, argue in the comments… and then scroll to the next thing.”
She stressed that her comments were not directed at any particular couple, describing the post instead as a general observation about how people handle relationship disagreements in the age of social media.
“My comment wasn’t targeted at any specific couple. It’s a generalised statement. Before una twist me inside o biko o”, she added.