Knowing his reason tilted towards “Nonchalance “ would hurt so bad..
I experienced this, but it wasn’t as a result of “Nonchalance “ it was “Financial constraints “
Let me share this..
Started dating this man late 2021, we were both doing our Masters..
He was without any source of income, you know situations where you get to see “20k” like once in a blue moon, that was his situation..
But he was / is very hardworking & intelligent 😊
Outdoor dates was a problem cause he couldn’t afford it at that time
3 years in the relationship and we went out probably twice, not your “fine dining kinda date “ fast food”
Absolutely not what I was used to experiencing..
I did something, I introduced “in-house dates “ where every Friday, I’d prepare something special (we were living together)
It didn’t have to be much, could be pasta, wine & chicken, another could be burger & juice, just name it, but Fridays I never missed…
Whenever he had even the smallest amount, he’d tender it for our “in-house dates”
Then came the 9 months strike, Returned back home “Lagos “ he also came to Lagos, his “once in a blue moon kinda fund” reduced drastically.
Then I did another thing where in a week, every Sunday “I’d visit “, did this the entire duration of the strike (9months) we never went out as well.. always in-house as usual, most times we ordered “chicken republic, the place, or he’d make meals
Told him “this was our own idea of Dates till we could afford to do fine dining”🙂
Now even when he had little amounts and he’d want us to “go out” I most times would be against it cause I knew how difficult it was for him to get such funds
Anyways, things changed, Early 2024 for him..
My point, I knew his ability, and I knew mine, at that point, I knew he couldn’t afford to do the date thing, so I stepped in where I could, I put in the effort till he was able to, I didn’t even know how long it was going to last, but I did it anyway…
The moment he got comfortable, he took over..
If zero Date is as a result of nonchalance, don’t even make excuses, RUN, if it’s the opposite, ensure whomever you’re stepping up for especially if you’re financially comfortable, be someone who’d do same when tables turn.
Even if this guy makes millions, he’d still most likely go broke trying to please an ungrateful woman forgetting that a woman’s want is endless. He needs beating for real.
40 bodycounts for a 28/30yr old single male is not too much
Jamb lesson flings
University flings and relationships
One night stands
The night party girlies
The “my babe is coming with her friend”
The house party hookups
The Nysc babes(cds, camp and PPA)
I don’t know if I was wrong, if I was truly insecure, but I can’t get over this conversation with my ex earlier this year
I pray God comes through for me and heal me🙏🏻
I’m thinking
Should I host a beginners Cybersecurity class
Start from the rudiments and build you up within one and a half months
You won’t be god-level good
But you’ll be sustainably good on your own
If you want set up ur house (standard level)
Sitting room :
Tv - 500k plus
Tv console : 300k plus
Speaker - 250k plus
Rug - 50k plus
Chair : 400k plus
Center table - 70k plus
Rechargeable fan - 80k plus
Ac - 400k plus
Curtain - 200k plus
Total - 2,250,0000
Nah just sitting room be dat ooo 🤣
Kitchen & bed room dey there oooo 🤦🏼♂️😭
Going through that thread where that guy said:
“As a man, you should make every endeavour to be in control of certain things in your house. It doesn't matter if you are doing 50-50 or 100-100.”
There’s only one counter argument that over 90% of Nigerian women are making on that tweet, and if your guess is as good as mine, you already know what it is.
“You want to do 50/50 and still lead” 🤦🏿
It always comes down to that one thing with the majority of them
Money Money Money
“If you can’t press money, clear”.
They do not have a problem with the man being in control or leading the relationship, they only have a problem with a man who isn’t out earning them wanting to lead, even when they opened their eyes to marry him knowing well his financial situation to begin with.
Many women attacked it, saying a man doing 50/50 has no right to lead. But let’s be honest, Leadership isn’t their real issue. The issue is that they only respect leadership when it comes with financial dominance.
If a man making £500K a year said the exact same thing, would they be mad? Would they reject the idea of him “calling the shots” in the relationship? Of course not. They’d call it “traditional,” “how things should be,” and proudly say, “I love a man who takes charge.”
So what does that tell you? The problem isn’t leadership itself. It’s who is leading. Women don’t respect leadership from a financial equal, only from a financial superior. It’s not submission they hate, it’s submission to a man they don’t view as “above” them.
Most women are fine with submitting in a traditional marriage where the man provides everything. They will cook, clean, and even tolerate things they wouldn’t accept from a 50/50 guy. Why? Because they feel like they’re getting a deal.
When they attack the idea of leadership in a 50/50 relationship, what they’re really saying is: “If you make the same money as me, what do I gain from submitting?” Because, to them, submission is a transaction, not a principle.
The modern woman has been sold the idea that “equality” means control in relationships. So when a man at their financial level demands leadership, they push back, not because they want true equality, but because they don’t see what they “gain” from letting him lead.
The reason why high-earning men get submission easily is because most women don’t actually want to make major decisions. They just don’t want to submit to a man who isn’t financially superior.
If submission was truly the problem, they wouldn’t be flying to Dubai to date men who barely respect them. They wouldn’t be getting married into cultures where male dominance is unquestioned. But they do. Why? Because in those cases, the man’s wealth justifies submission.
So let’s be clear—leadership isn’t the real issue here. Ego is.
If a man earns £500K, “he’s an alpha.”
If he earns £50K, “he’s controlling.”
If he earns £30K, “he’s broke and insecure.”
It’s not about leadership. It’s about who has leverage.
A woman will gladly let a wealthy man decide everything, from what she wears to where they live. But if a 50/50 guy dares to say, “I make decisions in my home,” suddenly, it’s dictatorship.
And this is where men go wrong. Many think women “hate submission.” No, they don’t. They just hate submitting to a man they see as their equal or beneath them.
The sad truth is that many modern women only respect authority when it comes from a place of financial superiority. If you want submission, don’t argue with them. Just level up. Because when you’re undeniable, the submission comes naturally.
And to the women arguing, if you were being honest, you’d admit this is true. The reason you don’t want a 50/50 man “calling the shots” isn’t because of leadership, it’s because you don’t feel like he’s above you. If he made £500K and pays all the bills, you’d call him “a man who knows what he wants.”
At the end of the day, we all know what we’re doing.