Popular Ghanaian content creator Kofi Gharbin, popularly known as Mr Happiness, has urged men to learn how to cook before getting married, describing it as an essential life skill and part of taking responsibility as the head of a family.
Speaking on Hitz FM’s Daybreak Hitz, he said cooking should not be viewed as a responsibility reserved only for women, arguing that men should be able to care for their households even before marriage.
“I love cooking. Food is life. The stomach is the centre of life. Why would you give that part of your life for somebody else to control?” he said.
According to Mr Happiness, men should be self-sufficient and not rely entirely on their wives for meals.
“As a man, you are the head of the house. You have to know how to cook before you bring a helper — a woman — into your life,” he stated.
He argued that men who lack cooking skills could struggle to manage their homes during emergencies, such as when their wives are unavailable due to childbirth or illness.
“If you don’t know how to cook, don’t marry. If you are married and you have your first child, maybe your mother will come and help. Two or three years later, you decide to have your second child. If your wife is at the hospital and your first child is hungry, as the husband, will I have to call my mother to come and cook?” he questioned.
Mr Happiness further referenced the Bible, explaining that the role of a helper suggests that a man should already be capable of leading and managing his home before marriage.
“The Bible says the man leads and the woman is the helper. For you to get a helper means you are already doing something effectively. A man who cannot handle his home shouldn’t marry,” he added.
