I'm very conscious of privileges, that is why I give realistic advice. I know it is biting you to call me poor because of my opinion, because broke shaming is your tactics for silencing reason and family values. But I'm not poor by any Nigerian metrics.
Before advising people, always remember that we are a poor country with majority living in gross poverty. You are too poor for the standard you are setting for yourself and the burden you want to carry. Many two income households are struggling. Don't overwhelm yourself on your average income when you have a working partner you can share this burden with. What happens to her and the kids if you die or develop stroke?
Please don't look at rich people on social media and try to live up to theor lifestyle. You can't carry the responsibilities they carry. Life is in stages and men are in sizes. Grow with the wife of your youth, in love, in responsibilities, in kindness, in mutual trust.
I want the best for you and I want you to stay alive. Stop tying your ego to money and how much responsibilities you can carry alone. It is not a flex. Ire á kárí oo
Men pursued Alakija, Dora, Iweala, Ada zenith, Ezekwesili and wifed them all. So na you wey be realtor without a plot of land fit intimidate men?
Una dey talk o 😂
Dating 101!!!
Sit back, read, think and adapt!!!
Before You Commit, Take Time to Know the Person!!!
Again, if you are a perceptive person, you will realize that no human being can pretend forever.
People can pretend for a while, they can hide their weaknesses, control their reactions, say the right things and show you only the parts of themselves they want you to see. But with enough time, life will eventually reveal them, pressure will reveal them, your disappointing them will reveal them, money will reveal them, success will reveal them, failing will reveal them. And sometimes, simply being around them for long enough will reveal who they truly are.
This is why you should never be in a hurry to commit your heart, your future or your life to someone you barely know.
Think about anything you truly understand. Whether it is a profession, skill, subject or even a hobby, deep knowledge usually comes from spending a great deal of time with it. You observe it, study it, ask questions, make mistakes, look deeper….
People are not different…
You cannot truly know a person simply because you have been talking to them for six months or because you are deeply attracted to them. You know someone by paying attention to them over time, you listen to what they say, but you also watch what they do. You observe how they treat people (immediately family members) who cannot benefit them, you watch how they behave when they are angry, disappointed, broke, successful, sick, stressed or ignored.
In love, you must do more than admire someone. You must study a person’s character and who they truly want to be.
Ask questions & difficult conversations about money, family, children, faith, responsibilities, friendships, boundaries, sex, ambition, failure, and expectations. Do not be afraid to confront uncomfortable subjects. Someone who looks perfect when everything is going well may look very different when life becomes difficult.
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Familiarity does not only breed contempt. Many times, familiarity gives you a deeper appreciation of a good person. The more reasonable you are as a human being, the more you understand that nobody is perfect. When you spend enough time with a good person, you begin to see their weaknesses alongside their strengths and you can decide whether those weaknesses are things you can genuinely live with.
So please, take your time before you commit to someone.
See them in different seasons of life…
See them when they have nothing…
See them when they have plenty…
See how they behave when they are in control and when they are not…
See how they treat people who cannot help them...
See how they respond when they are told “no”…
See how they view money…
See how they handle disappointment…
See how they speak about their former partners…
See how they treat their parents, siblings, friends, children, workers and strangers…
And just as importantly, allow them to see you finish too.
Do not pretend to be someone you are not just because you want someone to love you. Let them see you when you are struggling, when you are uncertain, when you are successful, when you are tired and when you are not at your best.
Some people are obsessed with control, some are selfish, some are driven more by money than love, some settle for you because of age, pressure, comfort, or financial security, some have mot healed from previous relationships, some carry trauma you can not deal with, some lack common.
That is why time, observation, honest conversations and self-awareness matter so much in love.
Take your time to know people!!!!
Every stress has an expiry date.
Remember, there were days you thought you wouldn’t survive... But here you are today with proof that you can survive difficult seasons.
TIME.
30 PHRASES AND IDIOMS YOU’VE PROBABLY BEEN USING WRONG ALL ALONG:
1. Pet peeve - A particular thing that annoys you, especially something relatively minor. It is not simply something you hate.
2. Going Dutch - Each person pays their own share of the bill. Like when you’re hanging out with friends, but everyone has to sort out their own bills, such as transportation or whatever they eat or drink. Glorious pays for his, I pay for mine, and Kangchi does the same.
3. Take a rain check - To decline or postpone an invitation with the intention of possibly doing it another time. It has nothing to do with actually checking the rain.
4. Bite the bullet - To force yourself to face a difficult or painful situation with courage.
5. Break a leg - A way of wishing someone good luck, especially before a performance. It does not mean you literally want them injured.
6. Trojan horse - Something that appears harmless, helpful, or beneficial but is secretly intended to cause harm, deception, or gain access.
7. Achilles’ heel - A person’s particular weakness or vulnerable point, especially one that could cause them serious problems despite their overall strength. Example: My love for boobs is my Achilles’ heel. 😂
8. What’s your poison? - An informal way of asking someone what alcoholic drink they would like. It can also be used figuratively to ask someone what they prefer among several options.
9. A dime a dozen - Something very common and easy to find, therefore not particularly valuable or special.
10. The last straw - The final problem in a series of problems that makes you lose your patience or decide you have had enough.
11. Window shopping - Looking at goods in shops or stores without intending to buy anything.
12. To buy a pig in a poke - To buy something without inspecting it first, risking a bad deal.
13. To tilt at windmills - To waste energy fighting imaginary enemies or unrealistic problems.
14. Cross your T’s and dot your I’s - To pay close attention to the small details and make sure everything is correct, complete, and properly done.
15. Under the weather - Feeling slightly sick or unwell.
16. To spill the beans - To accidentally reveal a secret.
17. To break the ice - To make people feel more relaxed and comfortable in a new, awkward, or unfamiliar social situation, especially when they are meeting for the first time.
18. To eat humble pie - To admit you were wrong and apologize.
19. To throw the baby out with the bathwater - To accidentally discard something valuable while trying to get rid of something unwanted.
20. To burn the midnight oil - To stay up very late working or studying.
21. To keep someone at bay - To prevent an enemy or problem from coming too close.
22. To take something with a grain of salt - To listen to a statement with skepticism because it may be exaggerated or untrue.
23. To put your foot in your mouth - To say something embarrassing, hurtful, or tactless by mistake.
24. To throw down the gauntlet - To issue a formal challenge to someone.
25. To cross the Rubicon - To take an irreversible step that commits you to a specific course of action.
26. To make a mountain out of a molehill - To greatly exaggerate a very minor problem.
27. Cost an arm and a leg - To be extremely expensive.
28. To pay through the nose - To pay an outrageously high price for something.
29. Barking up the wrong tree - To pursue the wrong person, idea, or course of action because you have misunderstood the situation.
30. Jump on the bandwagon - To start supporting or doing something because it has become popular.
My love,
I don't know how to write a love letter to you without feeling like I'm leaving pieces of myself on the page.
Because I don't just love you. I've gotten used to you.
To your presence. Your voice. The little things you do without thinking. The way you exist in my mind even when we're not talking. Somehow, you've become part of the ordinary rhythm of my life, and I don't think you realize how much that means to me.
There are days when I miss you and I don't even know exactly what I'm missing. I just know I want you. I want to hear from you. I want to tell you something stupid that happened. I want to know how your day went. I want to sit beside you and do absolutely nothing and still feel like I have everything I need.
And I think that's how I know this is real.
Because I don't only want the beautiful parts of you.
I want to know the parts you're still figuring out. The things you're afraid to say. The things you don't know how to explain. The versions of yourself you're not proud of. I want to know what makes you quiet, what makes you laugh until you can't breathe, what you're secretly scared of, what you want your life to become.
I want to know you so well that one day, when you can't find the words for what you're feeling, I can look at you and understand anyway.
And I'm not saying I'll always get it right. I won't.
I'll probably overthink. I'll get emotional. I'll say something wrong and wish I could take it back. There will be days when loving each other feels easy and days when it requires us to be intentional about it.
But even then, I want to remember that you're not someone I'm trying to win.
You're someone I'm trying to build with.
I don't need some perfect, movie version of love with you. I want the real thing. The boring days. The late night conversations. The apologies. The inside jokes nobody else understands. The random errands. The annoying habits I eventually start finding adorable. The growing together.
I want to look back years from now and recognize the two people we were when I wrote this, and still be grateful that somehow, through all the versions of ourselves we became, we kept finding our way back to each other.
I don't know what the future looks like.
I just know that when I imagine mine, there's a part of me that still looks for you in it.
And maybe that's the simplest way I can say it.
I love you deeply and if I get to, I'll keep choosing you.
Even on the days when choosing you means choosing us all over again. ❤️
Your Favorite Trigger.
Diamanda!✨️
Poverty is not simply the absence of money.
To me, poverty is the absence of options. The inability to make choices because your circumstances have already made them for you.
I have experienced seasons when I had dreams but lacked the resources to pursue them. Seasons when even helping someone in need was difficult because I was also struggling.
That taught me something: I didn't just want money; I wanted the capacity to choose, to create opportunities, to help others and to live with dignity.
That is why I work hard to create my own economy.
For me, escaping poverty is not just about becoming wealthy. It is about reaching a place where lack no longer determines what you can become, what you can do, or who you can help.
Poverty limits choices. Prosperity creates possibilities.