Deborah Okailey Quarcoo: Are girls born to have dreams or just to marry

Deborah Okailey Quarcoo writes about a thought that has been on her mind for a long time. She says that "From the moment parents and family members find out that a child is a girl, it often feels like her life is already being planned." She notes that when a girl reaches her late twenties, the questions become harder to ignore, such as "Do you have a boyfriend?" "When are you bringing someone home?" "When are you getting married?"

Quarcoo states that she doesn't see herself as only a wife and that she has real dreams. She pauses when asked questions about marriage because she is still asking herself something deeper. She believes that marriage shouldn't be the only goal in a girl's life and that girls are born for more.

Quarcoo believes that marriage should be something chosen, not something pushed into. She wants to live a life where she is not limited to a single role, but free to become everything she was created to be.