Marriage has become increasingly difficult for coffin makers at Asafo Labour in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, due to their line of work.
Some Garden City coffin makers alleged in an interview with Pure Fm that girls always reject their marriage and love proposals because of their trade.
According to them, when they propose to women, they will accept, but once they find out they are coffin builders then they call for break up.
“Despite our best attempts to satisfy the women’s requirements and make them happy, they will never go on a romantic journey with us. The majority of women are terrified of us because we make coffins, which is very pitiful,” they said.
“Most of our colleagues in this same trade who are married kept their work from their spouses until they got married. Even some of the wives filed for divorce after discovering their husbands’ jobs.” They added
They further argued that just because they manufacture coffins does not imply that they are dangerous or advocate homicide. The same woods that are used to make coffins are also used to make beds, shoe stands, wardrobes, and other furniture by carpenters.
