There is this song, mostly sung in prayer houses:
"Kudi mpikuriku o 3x
Iyak efen idukko afo unyung umaha iduk" please contact an Efik/Annang/Ibibio friend for the interpretation 😂😂😛😛

There are so many people who are "mpikurikuous" in nature.

1. Way back, my friend Tsinto had a cute neighbor which i admired so much. He wasn't going out with the girl: they were just friendly neighbors, plus the girl was single. But the moment Tsinto discovered i had started making advances towards the girl, ensured that he frustrates my chances with the babe by all means possible...😂😂😂

2. John is going out with Julie, He knows deep in his heart that he may end up not marrying her, and yet he puts a ring in her finger!
Why?
So many guys are guilty of this!
Is it to buy her fidelity? To ensure her devotion? To make it easier to sleep with her?
I think a guy should only put a ring in a girl's finger when he is convinced beyond doubt that he will marry her. When he has fulfilled all ecclesiastical/customary requirements for marriage. Why tie down a girl,  why shoo prospective suitors and still disappoint her in the end?

3. Steve had approached Jane for a relationship, and she turned him down. Not once, not twice... she was loud and clear that she's not interested in him. Steve shifted interest to Amaka, and Jane is all out trying to ruin Steve's chances!
Girls are so guilty of this. That  you turned a guy down doesn't mean he can't move on to another person. He won't worship you for ever, he won't give you the attention for ever. The moment you turn down an advance, have the courage to see them with someone else.

4. Distance has greatly walled up our love, so we agreed to find someone else. Babe had found her someone over there, but the moment she noticed i had my eyes fixed on someone down here, she roused up her might and sent the girl to flight😏😏😂😂😂

5. Uwem, has clearly friend-zoned mi Estrella, and yet will seethe with jealousy anytime i tease her😂

People act as Mpikurikus for several reasons. Chief of it is self vanity and the desire for attention. The desire to have everyone revolve around us.
Its true that even when we are not interested in someone who shows us love, we secretly dont want the person to withdraw the love and attention, talkless of giving it to someone else. This is the major reasons we get really jealous when we see our exes in a relationship especially with someone more beautiful, handsome, tushed or better.
Mpikurikusm is  not just a self destructive behavior, it also hurts the people caught in the web.
Don't be the reason why someone is not happy.
Don't be the reason why someone is still single.
Don't be the reason why someone would lose their life partner!

As people in a relationship that is not established on sacred ordinances, be open, let your boyfriend/girlfriend know that you may not end up marrying them. If you're just dating or going out, have the maturity to make each other realise that if they find their life partners you let them go, that you will support them.
It is only when you are married that you belong to each other not before!