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Ŋugbetɔsrɔ̃ kple dadae yia atsuƒe.
“A young girl takes her mother along with her into marriage.”
-Ewe proverb
Explanation: One’s parents generally provide ones basic notions of manhood and womanhood, of what is expected and appropriate in marriage as a wife or husband. As such, parents should be mindful of the example that they set.
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Aláwàdà ló lè ṣọkọ òṣónú; ẹni tí kò lnu mímú tete ò lè ṣọkọ alápẹpẹ.
Only a good-humored person can make a good husband for an ill-humored woman; a person whose mouth is not sharp cannot make a good husband for a hyperactive woman. (Incompatible natures cannot make a good marriage.)
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