On the second episode, Mercy blew the top off the pot and let out that she and Ike were leaning towards moving in together, and this according to her, is founded purely on their emotional bond and how she’d like him to be an effective part of her new phase. While Dianne expressed openness and advised that she follow her heart, Promise had a different stance altogether.

Big sis made it clear that if this was a political race, she’d stand firmly with the opposing party because besides this being a hasty decision made based on over fueled emotions, it was culturally unheard of. That is, it is shunned upon for a couple to cohabit before traditional formalities are adhered to and both parties’ families in agreement. To place neon lights on her point, Promise drew an awkward scenario of their mother walking out of one bedroom while Mercy and Ike walked out off another; an obvious sign of disrespect she added.

Promise wasn’t the only member of the inner circle that felt the moving in together was a premature move and reckoned the couple needs time to feed off solids and grow; Ike’s cousin, Ikechukwu also expressed his disapproval and reminded Ike that reality down here was the absolute opposite of Western norms. While he’d lived with partners without having to deal with prying eyes back in the states, people would think of him as irresponsible and disrespectful for moving in with a woman he isn’t married to.

In extension, you guys totally agreed with Sister Promise and Ikechukwu and reckoned the love birds can still maintain a healthy relationship without hopping past traditional demands.

This may be a difficult pill to swallow though because Mercy and Ike are set on building a collective empire and if moving together draws them closer to that checkpoint, moving in together is exactly what they’re going to do. Keep watching new episodes on AM Showcase and repeats on AM Family, and flood the Twitter streets using the tag #AMMercyandIke

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