If a woman left a broke man, a short man or a man who's not financially stable = she knows what good for her.
If a man left a woman because of her inability to birth a child = this is stigma.
Una dey craze.
"She Has PCOS” - A balanced take for both MEN and women
Dear Enogie,
I write this not with indignation, but with the weight of a world that often speaks in silences and assumptions. I write with love, and with the gentle insistence that comes when silence begins to rot the soul.
I'll say, Women started all these segregation criteria, if we are all being honest. The criteria list is crazy sometimes. Now, men seem to be retaliating... but that's not the way!
Yes, we all have the right to choose whom we love, whom we build with, whom we wake up beside when the light is soft and the world is still. We are human, and choice is the sacred crown of our humanity. But sometimes, under the bright halo of rights, a shadow stretches...its name is stigma.
@just_lawson__ ... you na guy man...As a guy man... You said, “She has PCOS.” And your words trailed off like a sentence afraid of its own end. As though that single line was enough. As though you expected the world to nod in agreement, to clasp hands and whisper, Oh, of course. But nothing about that line was complete. It was bare, it was brittle, and it begged for more. You would have gone furthet.
Would you say, “She walks with a limp,” and stop there? Would you say, “He stutters,” and consider the case closed?
I can’t tell you who to love, just as I can’t tell a woman that she must love a man who is battling demons of the body or mind. But I can ask gently, and then not so gently...that we all step back and think.
PCOS is not a scarlet letter stitched on a woman’s skin. It is a complex, often silent condition. A condition that your sister could have. Or your niece. Or your daughter. Or your mother, who bore you anyway.
Some women discover they have PCOS while chasing answers in sterile clinic rooms. Others live with it unknowing, their bodies adapting in mysterious, quiet resilience. Yes, it can bring irregular periods. Yes, it can make conception harder. But I know women...real women...who were told they would never have children, and now sing lullabies to babies wrapped in joy.
To the women with PCOS, do not let this world label you “less.” Join support groups. Learn. Cleanse your mind of self-doubt. See a specialist. Optimise your health. But above all, remember this: your worth is not up for debate. You are not a second-place prize.
And to the men, especially those who mean well but do harm without knowing
..be kind. You don’t have to marry a woman with PCOS. You don’t have to stay. But do not reduce her to a condition. Say it fully. Say, “I’m afraid I may not handle this.” Say, “I don’t understand this enough to commit.” But don’t say “She has PCOS” like a verdict.
Also, let’s not pretend women haven’t drawn long, unrealistic lists of “must-haves.” A six-foot man, with a six-figure salary and a six-pack. Men are now learning to say no too, and maybe, just maybe, some are retaliating...not rightly, but understandably.
Still, let’s not make pain a tennis match.
My body has been through war. Three major surgeries. I told my partner about each one. Transparency is not weakness..it is the only way trust can grow roots.
So if you have PCOS, say it. Let your partner decide. Because if you hide it, it becomes deception, not discretion. And deception in love is a seed that grows thorns.
Here is what I know for sure:
● We have the right to choose. But not the right to belittle.
● PCOS is not a deal-breaker; ignorance is.
● If you wouldn't want your daughter rejected for her diagnosis, don’t make rejection your default.
Let empathy be the language we speak before judgment.
To the PCOS warriors...fight, yes, but also rest. You are not broken. You are beautifully human.
To everyone else...no one is perfect. Not even the man writing this.
And yet, we are still worthy of love.
Always.
The last Edo guy I dated made me understood that being an intentional doesn't equate being a rich man.
He'd draft posts for me to tweet on here. He did online tests for me. He didn't have much but has a big heart.
Aside a few differences, he was the best person I had ever dated