For many couples, love is supreme.
It is what made them take each other to the altar to say I DO.
This is understandable since it is difficult for two people to live together all their lives if their hearts do not unite.
In the case of music stars Adekunle Gold and Simi, however, love, though is ample between them, is not what decided they would marry.
It is genotype.
The reason is that since Gold knew of his sickle cell condition, he had made up his mind that he would not marry any lady outside the AA genotype circle.
Speaking on a recent episode of the One54 Podcast, the singer, who lives with sickle cell disease, said he would not have pursued the relationship if Simi were not genotype AA.
Adekunle Gold said his priority was to have healthy children, adding that he placed that consideration above romantic feelings when deciding whether to proceed with the relationship.
“I wouldn’t have married my wife if she were SS. Forget love. I don’t think it makes sense to bring a child into this world and they would be sickly,” he said.
“When me and my wife first met, the first thing I did was to know her genotype. She is AA. That was why I proceeded with the relationship,” he added.
Adekunle Gold and Simi got married in January 2019. The couple have two children.
