Singer Elissa revealed the reason for her lack of marriage to this day, stating: "I separate love from marriage," citing a wisdom that says: "Once asked a philosopher how a wise woman treats her husband; he replied that a wise woman should not marry, and a wise man shouldn't either." During her interview with media personality Dawood Al-Sharyan on the show "Ma'a Al-Sharyan," broadcasted on MBC, she added, "When you are younger, you live love all the time and may have a love affair to get married since love is essential in your life."
Elissa emphasized that she does not feel the need for a man in her life: "I love men; I love them strongly, and I feel they are my other half and should complete me, but it's not necessary to marry. First of all, it's too late, and the idea has become out of consideration. Since I was young, my mother always told me they'd rejoice in me, or people would tell me they'd rejoice in me. My father was against it and always said to rejoice in my education, that I should work, gain my degree, and become independent, and then decide for myself. This was very good because when I worked and earned money, I became financially independent, gained intellectual and social independence, and I no longer find the necessity for a man, and while it's okay to get married, I don't feel I need one anymore."
She pointed out that she has experienced several love stories: "I've lived a few love relationships, not many." Elissa revealed that those she loved diminished her worth and sought to break her: "Whenever a woman is more important than a man, he tries to undermine her, and I've noticed this several times and decided to stay like this."
Elissa explained, "I speak from personal experience. I found that the people I loved tried to lessen my worth because they were less successful than me. Maybe it's because men don't easily accept women's success, while women don't envy men's success, but men do feel jealous. I found that I'm fine and have someone in my heart whom I love, and I may later connect with him, and it's not necessary to have children but to live with him. Marriage is not a core thing in our lives."
The singer noted that women's work has contributed to their independence and their lack of urgency to marry: "The percentage of girls who go to work and earn money no longer have the goal of getting married just to have children; they now take their time in choosing, which is very important. In the past, if a woman didn't marry, they would label her as single, which was the culture of the Arab world, an old culture."
