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Many young people today are slowly turning romantic relationships into business arrangements.
What does he have?
What can she offer?
Who is paying?
What am I gaining?
Love is beginning to sound like negotiation.
There is nothing wrong with wanting a financially responsible partner or having expectations in a relationship.
But when benefits become the foundation of your relationship, something is wrong.
A healthy relationship is one where two people genuinely care about each other.
You are not there only because he pays your bills, or because she gives you something you want (toto).
You stay because there is affection, respect, friendship, honesty and a desire to grow together.
Transactional relationships can be sweet while the benefits are flowing.
The real question is, what happens when circumstances change?
If the money stops, does the relationship stop too?
If beauty fades, will you still choose that person?
If someone loses their job or goes through a difficult season, does the relationship suddenly lose its meaning?
Young people need to understand that a partner is not an investment or poverty alleviation scheme.
Neither should anyone allow themselves to be treated like an ATM, a trophy, a body, or a stepping stone.
Of course, I know that love alone doesn't pay bills.
Compatibility, ambition, financial stability and kindness matter.
But those things should support a relationship, not replace its heart.
Choose someone you can build with, not just someone you can benefit from.
Choose someone who respects you when there's nothing to gain. And most importantly, become that kind of person too.
Because at the end of the day, the best relationship isn't "What can I get from you?"
It is "How can we build something meaningful together?"
That is the kind of relationship that is worth having.
End.
I saw a video of a widow explaining her frustrations in retrieving a meager N395k from her late husband's account.
Her husband died over a year ago.
My fellow Nigerian men, we need to talk.
If anything happens to you today, can your wife confidently say:
“I know the banks my husband uses.
I know where his important documents are.
I know about his investments, pension and insurance.
I know who to contact.”
If not, please read this below:
A woman losing her husband is already dealing with enough pain.
She shouldn't also have to start asking friends, relatives and colleagues whether they know where her husband kept his money.
“Which bank was he using?”
“Did he have another account?”
“He mentioned an investment somewhere, but where?”
“Where are the land documents?”
“Did he have insurance?”
These are questions that can become overwhelming when someone is already grieving.
Brothers, financial secrecy is not a legacy.
Sit down with your wife and explain the important parts of your financial life.
Let her know your banks, investments, pension arrangements, insurance policies, properties, major debts and where important documents can be found.
Prepare a will and keep relevant beneficiary information updated.
And please, this doesn't mean dropping your ATM PIN and every password in a WhatsApp message.
Keep sensitive information secure.
The goal is for your wife to know what exists, where the records are and how to begin the appropriate process if you're no longer around.
You worked hard for what you have.
Don't let poor preparation make it unnecessarily difficult for your wife and children to deal with what you leave behind.
Talk about money.
Organise your documents.
Plan your estate.
Protect your family.
I have written this thread on the assumption that a man will die before his wife.
Which for me, should be a good prayer for a man who married a good wife, like myself.
Being a responsible husband isn't only about providing for your family while you're here.
It's also about making sure they are not left confused and helpless when you're gone.
End.
A wife that serves you with more than one piece of meat most of the time, is doing so because she and the children have more than enough to eat.
Let me break it down.
Sometimes, a man does not need to check his bank balance to know whether he is doing well as a provider.
He can simply pay attention to the atmosphere in his home.
When your wife can cook without constantly calculating whether the food will reach everyone, that is something.
When the children can eat until they are satisfied without hearing, "Leave that one for tomorrow," that is something.
When your wife can replace basic household items before they are completely finished, rather than stretching everything to the last drop because there is no money to buy another, that is something.
When the children need shoes for school and the conversation is about getting the right size, not whether the family can afford shoes at all, that is something.
When a minor household repair comes up and it is treated as an inconvenience rather than a family crisis, that is something.
When school expenses arrive and, even if you complain about how expensive things have become, you are still able to take responsibility for them, that is something.
When your wife can occasionally buy something for herself without feeling that she has taken food from the children's mouths, that is something too.
A man who carries the main financial responsibility for his family may not always receive applause.
In fact, much of what he provides eventually becomes ordinary.
The lights come on.
There is food in the kitchen.
The children go to school.
Transport is available.
Rent gets paid.
Life continues.
And because life continues, everybody can easily forget what it costs to keep it moving.
But there is another side to this.
Provision should not become a man's excuse for emotional absence.
Paying the bills does not remove the need to listen to your wife, spend time with your children, help when you can, show affection, apologize when you are wrong, and be present in the life you are working so hard to build.
Likewise, a wife who recognizes her husband's effort can make home a place where his contribution is appreciated rather than treated as something he simply owes everyone.
Perhaps that extra piece of meat on your plate is not really about meat.
Maybe it is one small sign that there is enough in the pot.
And sometimes, "there is enough" is one of the quietest victories of a man who has accepted the responsibility of providing for his family.
AJD.
You married a woman, but she cannot know how much you earn?
Then what or who exactly did you marry?
A roommate?
Your wife should not have to investigate your finances like EFCC is looking for evidence.
“This is what I earn.”
“This is what I owe.”
“These are my responsibilities.”
“This is what we can afford.”
These conversations should not frighten two people who have agreed to build a life together.
And let us be clear: telling your wife what you earn does not mean surrendering control of your money to her.
Transparency is not the same thing as foolishness.
A man owes his wife financial transparency and his wife owes him financial accountability.
But if you believe she cannot be trusted with even the knowledge of your income, then the bigger problem is not your salary.
The bigger question is why you married someone you cannot trust with important information about your life.
A healthy marriage needs trust, and financial honesty is part of that trust.
You cannot be one flesh emotionally, spiritually and physically, then become two separate governments immediately money enters the discussion.
Something no balance.
End.
The baby is only part of the birth. There's another birth that almost nobody talks about. The PLACENTA. For 9 months, your body grows an entirely new organ, an organ with one job keeping your baby alive. It delivers oxygen, nutrients, hormones, filters waste and connects two completely different circulatory systems without ever mixing your blood. Then, minutes after your baby is born that organ detaches from the wall of your uterus, and when it does, it leaves behind a wound roughly the size of a dinner plate. About 10 cm across, that is why you bleed after birth, because your body is healing a wound. At the same time, your uterus, which stretched enough to hold an entire baby, is working around the clock to shrink back down to its pre pregnancy size. Those after pains you're feeling those contractions, they are your uterus, squeezing itself smaller while compressing hundreds of open blood vessels to stop the bleeding. Now imagine this. If you had a wound that size anywhere else, on your body, on your arm, on your leg, your back, would anyone expect you to be back at work in a week? Would anyone expect you you to entertain visitors? Cook meals, carry a baby day and night smile for photos and get your body back, of course not. You'd probably be in the hospital on a drip. People would tell you to rest up. They'd expect weeks of recovery, yet when that exact wound is hidden inside your body, the world acts as though you should be back to normal almost immediately. 6 weeks later, you go for your postpartum, check up. Many women think it's a milestone that says, wow, you've recovered. It isn't. It's simply checking whether the bleeding has stopped, whether the placental wound has healed and whether your uterus is recovering as expected. It is not a certificate that says your body, brain, hormones, identity or even nervous system have all returned to normal. So if you've ever been wondering, why haven't I bounced back yet? Here's the better question why were you ever expected to bounce back from something this enormous in the first place? Your body is recovering from one of the most extraordinary healing processes a human being can experience. Give yourself some time and space to recover.
My husband just escaped from being kídnapped in Ngor-Okpala. Imo state.😳
Be careful on the places you go for businesses, especially car dealers in imo state, kiďnappers now have different tactics
My husband’s friend is a Lagos based Car dealer who saw a distressed car advert by a woman who claimed that her reason for selling the car is because her husband has kidney failure and that she needs urgent money to complete his surgery in ngo-okpala.
My husband friend called my husband to go help him inspect the car but luckily for my husband, he was not in Owerri at the moment 🙆♀️
So, this man left Lagos and came down to Owerri to see the car because the woman was crying on the phone that she really need to sell off the car to be able to pay her husband’s hospital bills that her husband is in a critical condition 😳
When he got there, she told him where to lodge since he’s coming from afar and can’t simply go back to Lagos that same day. The woman called him and told him to give her time that she was at the hospital with her husband
After hours, she called him and told him that a bike person will come take him to where the car is parked and he agreed. The bike man arrived and they left, the bike man drove him to a forest and he became scared and asked the Biko man to stop, as he was about running away, 5 men with gùns and kníves came out from the bush and held him
The kídnappers called the woman car seller that they have caught him, the woman instructed them to collect the money he wanted to use and purchase the car but my husband’s friend told them his not with the money that it was his boss who sent him to come for inspection 😩
They told him to call his boss to send the money that the car is in a good condition, my husband friend called one of his friend but fortunately, the number refused to connect for hours
As they were tasking him for the money, they were bèating cutting him with màtchet. They called the woman and told her that the man refused to bring the money, the woman then told them that since the money is not coming out that they will need to kíll him and sell off his body parts 😳
They called the body parts buyers and they said they would buy, 3 out of that 5 went to get the body parts buyers so they will butcher my husband’s friend
It was remaining 2 people, one with gún and one with knífe. my husband’s friend being a very fearless and a very strong person, he challenged them by fighting the one with a knife first, he took the knifè from him and cut his hand, the one with a gun tried shòoting but his gún refused to cock, he had to run away
That was how my husband’s friend escaped them. When he got to the road and narrated the story to people, they told him to go for thanksgiving that those people have wasted souls in that area😳😳
ThankGod my husband was not in Owerri because he would have been the one to go for the car inspection, who knows what would have happened 😭😭😭
Please and please, if you want to buy any item, don’t go to anybody’s location, let the person bring it to your preferred location, else don’t buy no matter how cheap it is 🤲
Vivian Ihebueze
I want to say something to you single ladies above 25 but below 30.
But I know that you'll not listen.
You see all these single men above 35? Many of them are not serious.
I've said this before, and I'm saying it again.
These men have buried themselves in their jobs, lost touch of what it means to be in a committed relationship, & cannot give you the attention that you desire.
Men below 35 are far better.
Even if they're still trying to find their feet.
Check again...
Most married men got married before they were 35.
When you meet a young man of 28 to 34, to you, they may be acting "immature", but this is common amongst their age grade.
And it's not even as if they're truly immature. The problem is that you young ladies have been exposed to much older men; either in real life, or through social media.
I'll use myself as a example.
I'm in my 40s, inching to 50.
When some of you read from me, you subconsciously think that the younger men that you're meeting, should be thinking like me.
You're wrong.
When I was in my late 20s and 30s, I was like most of the men that you're meeting today; if not worse.
You read from much older and experienced men from social media, and start to imagine that your late 20s and early 30s men should be like us.
An opportunity that people like my lovely wife didn't have, when she was in 20s.
She didn't have the type of social media or internet exposure that you have today.
Men who want to be committed to you, are not mostly men who are in their late 30s.
They either do not have the time, emotional intelligence or the patience to date you properly.
And alot of them that have achieved some level of financial stability or career success, would be looking down on you.
Because most of you young ladies are just starting life.
A man who truly wants to build a family, be there for his wife and family, and be the main provider, will start early.
He will start small, but not empty.
His years of experience in marriage with you, will teach him many things.
And as both of you keep growing and waxing in it, you'd be noticing changes in his character, ways of thinking, and emotional intelligence.
You may not like what I have said, but I see single men above 35 as potential red flags.
Of course, there would be exceptions.
But it's always better to be with men who are not too far ahead of you in life and exposure.
Give younger men a chance.
Ignore their obvious imperfections, and watch them grow into maturity, and into men that you would be proud of.
I have given you this advise with all sincerity of purpose, and like a father.
If you don't want to listen now, you'll understand much later.
I hope you won't regret it.
End.
If you're a single lady above 25, these are what a man needs, or expects you to be doing, without asking him for money.
You can:
1) make your hair
2) feed yourself
3) load your phone with airtime
4) transport yourself to go see him
5) take care of your personal hygiene
End.
Men, I want you to know that all this issue of early marriage that Agba has been hammering on since yesterday is not to put anyone under PRESSURE. It's to wake you up from IRRESPONSIBILITY! The message is not pressure , it's a MIRROR,,, A call to reflection.
Because let's face it. Alot of men are so comfortable been irresponsible instead of them to settle down. Comfort without commitment is addictive. They hide under the guise of women are gold-diggers or there are no good women.
Some of you men, the money you spend on your girl friend in a month can feed a wife and a child. The Weekend flexing or is it the repeated dates with no direction? Every
month you're spending money on a girlfriend that could already sustain a modest home,,, Ironically, the same money you fear is “not enough” somehow stretches perfectly when there is no accountability.
Marriage does not create responsibility. It reveals whether you already have it. But many of you men are so comfortable with lack of commitment.
Kai, kai. I'm embarrassed.
So a man not providing for you in a relationship is now a valid reason to cheat? 😭😭😭
If you seek financial help outside your relationship, does cheating become your reward to the person who helped you? I genuinely don't understand that mindset.
Some of you don't think beyond sex. If you're in financial difficulty, your family should be your first point of contact. If that isn't an option, there are still countless honest ways to earn money.
You ladies have to consciously change that stinking mindset that tells you that your boyfriend has to sort your bills else he does not love you. If you think this way, you are stupid and that is why a man can easily insult you and your family because you lack seld respect and you are terribly representing your family.
If you are broke, Offer to clean someone's house. Wash clothes for busy families. Run errands or do grocery shopping for people who don't have the time. Babysit. Pet sit. I mean, there are many legitimate services you can provide in exchange for payment. Build a network of small jobs in your community and earn with dignity. Tah, you are not useless in Jesus name.
What I struggle to understand is how the inability of your partner to give you money suddenly becomes a justification for infidelity. Its not your boyfriend's responsibility to sort your bills.
When some of you ladies proudly express this mentality in public, it reinforces negative stereotypes that are unfair to women as a whole. Look around you, We are already working hard to prove that women are not all driven by money and greedy. Then some of you still come online and validate the very stereotypes we complain about. Instead of promoting self-reliance and financial independence, you send the message that a relationship is simply a means to financial gain.
I read a story yesterday about a man who bought his girlfriend an iPhone 13 Pro. When they got home, she showed him the iPhone 16 Pro Max she had allegedly stolen from the store. Imagine, very disgusting behaviour. Some of you are thieves.
Your worth should never be tied to someone else's wallet. Work, earn, preserve your integrity, and let your character speak for you.
@ChuksEricE@Obinnacharles07 Many women have fish brain.
What brought cheating into this, if you’re not justifying cheating.
So, the man didn’t provide and the next thing is to cheat.
All of una Dey crase.
1. Bathe at least twice daily. No excuses.
2. Never share your towel with anyone. Ever.
3. Change your underwear at least twice a day.
4. Your vagina only needs water. Skip soap. If you must use something, choose a proper pH-balanced, soap-free feminine wash.
5. Brush your teeth twice daily, morning and night.
6. Own at least two signature perfumes or body mists and always apply them on clean skin after bathing.
7. Always carry face wipes or a clean handkerchief to wipe away sweat and oil.
8. Watch what you eat. Cut down on junk and be intentional about where your food comes from. Wash everything properly.
9. Wipe from front to back after using the toilet. Always. I said FRONT TO BACK.
10. Change your bedsheets and pillowcases weekly. Your skin and hair will thank you.
Use a condom if you must.
Above all, love God.
I’m not trying to discredit your academics or degree, but if you’re still in university and waiting until graduation to lock in, you’re in for the biggest shock of your life.
Reality begins after your project defense.
If your parents are the ones fending for you, that financial support will most likely drop drastically once you graduate. If you have relatives or older friends supporting you now, a lot of that grace exists because you’re still a student. A few months after graduation, that support will reduce significantly because, whether you’re ready or not, you’ll officially enter the labor market.
And I promise you, it is not rosy out there.
If the only thing you’re doing in school is studying, and you haven’t learned a skill or started a business, no matter how small, you still have time to change that.
Find a balance and work as hard as you can without letting it affect your grades.
University students in some countries can afford to give school their 100% undivided attention. You can’t afford that luxury. You come from a continent and a country where you often have to fight and hustle for even the most basic things.
Nobody is coming to save you. I will tell you that whether you want to hear it or not. You are largely on your own. There is no Simon of Cyrene to help you carry your cross.
Post-graduation depression is a real thing.
Most of the people you call friends today will gradually drift away after school, not because anyone is wicked, but because life is about to get very serious for all of you.
If you start something for yourself now, you’ll have a head start after graduation. You’ll have something to fall back on. The small customer base you build in school could eventually become a thriving community later on.
Let me reiterate: learn a skill, start a small business, do something, no matter how little.
In the real world, employers expect you to have years of experience even as a fresh graduate, just to land a decent job that often doesn’t pay nearly enough.
I believe I have spoken enough about this.
A word is enough for the wise.
One hospital bill can wipe out 5 years of your savings.
Don't just hustle without taking care of your health
Don't sacrifice your sleep
Don't sacrifice your diet.
When you're looking for things to protect, choose your health first.
I watched Alex Ekubo's movies. Many of us did.
The smile.
The energy.
The confidence on screen.
The man looked like health walking.
40 years old and gone.
I'm not writing this as a nutritionist right now.
I'm writing this as someone sitting with the same shock you're sitting with.
The same confusion.
The same quiet fear that creeps in when someone who looked that alive is suddenly not here.
Cancer does not arrive screaming.
It whispers.
For months. Sometimes years.
A tiredness you explain away.
Weight loss you didn't work for.
A fullness in the belly that wasn't there before.
A dull ache under the right rib that comes and goes.
Skin that turns slightly yellow but you blame the lighting.
Appetite that disappears and you call it stress.
And you tell yourself, it's malaria.
It's village people.
It's spiritual.
It will pass.
It doesn't pass.
The liver is the most silent organ in your body.
It doesn't have pain receptors the way your skin does.
It can be damaged, heavily damaged, and say nothing.
It absorbs the abuse.
The wheat.
The sugar.
The late-night eating.
The seed oil.
The alcohol.
The medication.
Year after year. And it says nothing.
Fatty liver has no symptoms. You've heard me say this before.
But today it hits different.
Because fatty liver doesn't always stay fatty liver.
Sometimes the inflammation doesn't stop.
The cells keep dividing.
The damage keeps compounding. And sometimes, not always, but sometimes, what started as fat on the liver becomes something that no scan, no transplant, and no amount of money can undo.
And the liver is not where it ends.
That's what people don't understand.
Cancer in the liver doesn't stay in the liver. It travels.
To the lungs.
The bones.
The lymph nodes.
The brain.
By the time the liver finally screams loud enough for you to listen, it may already be somewhere else. Growing. Quietly. In places you can't touch or feel.
The liver was just the starting point. The cancer doesn't ask for permission before it moves.
By the time it screams, the bill is already running. The surgery. The chemo. The transplant. The hospital bed that becomes your address. The family WhatsApp group that shifts from jokes to fundraising links overnight.
And somewhere in that room, someone will ask: could this have been caught earlier?
The answer is almost always yes.
But nobody was paying attention.
I need to say this clearly.
Not every cancer comes from the plate.
Some cancers are genetic.
Some are random.
Some hit people who did everything right and still lost.
I do not know what Alex Ekubo ate.
I do not know his medical history.
I am not diagnosing a man I never met.
But I know this.
A body that is inflamed, overworked, underfed on real nutrients, and never given a break, that body has fewer defences. Against everything. Including the things we don't see coming.
You cannot control everything. But you can control what you put on your plate. And a body that is nourished, rested, and clean has a better chance of catching what's wrong early, and a stronger foundation to fight it.
This is not a post about blame.
This is a post about paying attention.
Check your body.
Get screened.
Ask for a liver function test.
Ask for an ultrasound.
Stop waiting for pain to be the messenger, because pain is cancer's last language. Not its first.
The liver whispers. It has been whispering to some of you reading this right now.
Rest well, Alex. You gave us joy. The screen won't be the same.
And to everyone still here, take care of the body you have. It is the only one you'll get.