Controversial relationship therapist Blessing Okoro, popularly known as Blessing CEO, has clapped back at trolls, over her relationship with auto dealer Ikechukwu Ogbonna, aka IVD, whom she is reportedly set to marry.
In a candid Instagram video, Blessing addressed the growing negativity around her romance, particularly from those who seem to be waiting for her relationship to crash. According to her, the hate often stems not from genuine concern, but from unhealed emotional wounds. She said bluntly:
“A lot of you are damaged. When you are damaged, anything beautiful becomes too good to be true.”
Blessing stressed that being “damaged” isn’t an insult but a result of past trauma and heartbreak that many people haven’t dealt with. She noted that the collapse of celebrity marriages and the toxicity on social media have led many to doubt the existence of real love. Blessing CEO said:
“Social media has put a lot of chaos in your mind. So anytime you see a beautiful relationship, you can’t wait for it to crumble.”
She called on her critics to look inward, rather than projecting their fears onto others. She added:
“Some of you have not even experienced anything bad, but you’ve borrowed other people’s pain and started living in it.”
Blessing further explained that disagreement is natural in every relationship including marriages, but that true love is shown in how people forgive and keep working through their issues. Referencing the scripture, she said:
“You disagree with your blood, not to talk of a total stranger. Love comes in when you open your heart to forgive 70 multiplied by 7.”
She also made it clear that the pain people feel in relationships often stems not from love itself, but from choosing the wrong partner and failing to learn from those experiences. She continued:
“It is from our choice of man or woman that we become hurt. Stop generalising. Once you take lessons from experience, you grow.”
Blessing CEO, who has never shied away from controversy, closed her message with a word of encouragement, reminding people that they deserve love—but must heal in order to receive it. She concluded:
“You will not experience love because you’re afraid to be vulnerable… The act of always thinking negative in the face of positivity is a sign of being damaged. Go and heal.”
