Man Sparks Debate Online After Saying His Choice Of A Life Partner Largely Depends On His Mother’s Approval (Video)

A TikToker has gotten tongues wagging on social media after making a sensational claim.

He sparked a debate online after revealing that his choice of a life partner largely depends on his mother's approval.

In a viral video, the man said: ‘’If my mother doesn't like you, we can't get married, I am sorry.

"And to those of you men who marry women who don't get along with your mother, I commend you but I can't do it. Let me tell you what the issue is.

"A lot of you do not trust your mother's judgment. I wholeheartedly, completely trust my mother's judgment. My approval of a woman or my consideration of a woman for marriage heavily hinges on what my mother thinks of her.

"That's the woman who raised me and actively made me the man that I am today. There is nothing my mother has ever told me that has ever stirred me wrong in my life. 

"That is my criteria. A lot of you do not feel like that about your mother and that's the problem and that's okay''

Watch a video of him speaking below:

If my mum doesn't like you, we can't get married." — Man says 👀🚶 pic.twitter.com/ucqGPS8H5W

— TENIOLA (@Teeniiola) January 23, 2026