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@cococandy See what i mean? Why go into a marriage with such a huge chip on your shoulder? How do you expect such a marriage to last? Too many women see men as barbaric, cheating control freaks and too many men see women as sharp-tongued , disrespectful gold diggers. Both sides are looking for what to get from each other in marriage instead of what they can give. I'm trying to find a balance. If there is no outright violence I try to listen to both sides of the story not just condemn one person on the storytellers point of view alone. If we keep shouting at each other without finding the root of the problem, the problem will never be solved. My Calabar chic used to call me Daddy. I was 25 then. It was sexy as hell ![]() And in no way did it make me look down on her ![]() |
Godmystrength: this is not you...Really? Its not? Gee thanks. Glad you noticed. |
cococandy: @5minmadness, I read your seemingly 'extrapolative' post and all I got is that you think a woman should be dictated to.Really? That's all you got from that exceedingly long post? Pity. I really put effort into typing it. Oh well. I don't care if the man is a demon or whatever.Thanks. Nothing as refreshing as a balanced view. But there's something lacking in this marriage and it is respect.But you have to earn the respect. Isn't that what you ladies always tell us men? Your post encourages the wife to tip toe around her own home (but of course it's never a woman's home. Is it? It's the man's and she's a tenant that can be chased out at any time).My post encourages the woman to live at peace with her husband. If she no get power make she no go fight. The bracketed sentence is your reasoning, not mine. Anyway to my point. It doesn't matter if she tries any of those skirmishes or side steps you think is the solution,he'll find something else to 'punish' her for.Yes it does. Why would a man who carried a woman to the altar, financed her education(things insecure men won't do for fear their wives will become 'too wise'), and had 4kids with her suddenly want to get her out of the house. So.etching must have turned the rosy marriage into a bed of thorns. What was it? If we find the problem can't we find the solution? Is there ever any reason that will make you agree that a woman has cause to punish her husband?Lol! Who still thinks like this? Have you been living in the dark ages? Which sane man in this day and age thinks this way? I think you have been reading too much of Chimamanda's books. For peace to reign,she has to obey the oga.If that's what it takes for peace to reign at that moment then yes she should do it. Two people stamping their feet on the ground and screaming at the top of their lungs has never solved anything. One person has to be the mature one and back down once in a while else the situation escalates. Today it's 'don't bath'If Oga is increasingly finding fault with madam then there is an underlying problem. Why not find out what the problem is in a calm manner and seeing if it can be solved? When you guys say some of the things you do,do you even pause to think that women are human beings and have feelings,pride and self worth?How do you define marriage? Do you feel that marriage is a trap when men are lords and masters and women are slaves? If you do then anything the man does will annoy you, any move the man makes will be scuntinised by you to see if he is trampling on your rights or not. That is no way to live. That is no way to be happy. There's a thread going on now about whether a lady can call her man Sir or Daddy. There are going to be dissenting views.I have ignored it so far not because i care either way but because I know its going to be another gender war there. Ladies are going to be screaming that the man is not their King so why should they call him daddy? Well, why did you marry him then? If you cannot see him as your king how do you expect him to treat you like his queen? Of course men see women as human beings. You ladies should see men as human beings too. We have feelings, pride and self-worth too. And if you trample on that, well...retaliation is inevitable. If you both love each other none of this fighting for respect or rights will occur in the first place. |
pickabeau1: Now you have posted the mainstream view that some females in the family section want to hearMy brother ![]() Those writers in lit section are trying aswear ![]() Don't know how they do it. Will update as soon as I can |
What ?? ![]() How can a normal person drive his wife out just like that! Some men are not fit to be husbands ![]() Nonsense Does he think his wife is a slave? What an ignoramus! The woman should leave the smelly bastard and file for divorce and make sure she collects her children! There. Happy? Good. Over and out. |
bukatyne: Where have you been?Choi! I am not siding the man oh. I'm simply hesitant in crucifying him on the cross until I hear both sides of the story. Too many extrapolative arguments here, its like I'm back in my Architecture class. I'm a firm believer in cause and effect. That is, for something to happen, something else must have taken place. If the man got angry enough to tell her not to pump water for two days it might be because he had been telling her over and over and over again and she refused to listen. I honestly don't see how feasible that punishment would have been. If he lives in the same house will he use his urine to cook his meals or have his bath or drink when he is thirsty? Will he sit down and let his children die of thirst? Will he be able to stand the smell of the children or his wifw after the first day? And which landlord made of flesh and blood will stop a paying tenant from pumping water for his/her own use? After I've paid my rent finish you deny me pumping water? Its not possible! Also I feel the wife acted too hastily. She should have waited for the man to come home that night to the reality and consequence of no water in the house. Smelly wife, smelly kids, no food. He would have found an excuse to reverse his opinion because there's no way no water in the house won't inconvenience him as well. OR. Wife could have done what she did, pumped the water etc and simply say it was the tenant that pumped it. Easy. He can't go out and beat the tenant can he? OR Found another way to get water for herself and her kids. When the man comes back and sees water in the jerrycan and asks she can say she fetched it outside. OR Take her bath in the neighbors or a friends house like someone here suggested. BUT NO. as Oga was marching out of the compound she marched to her friends house and stubbornly collected the gen to pump water even as Oga had expressly told her NOT to do so. She knew she was inviting trouble but she went ahead and did it to see if Oga will do anything. Now Oga has played his last card and we are screaming 'demon'. Let me make it clear that I pity the woman. No woman should be treated like that. But she knows the kind of man she married. She could have easily avoided the situation but she didn't . Stubborn. Stubborn women can turn men who were kind enough to finance their education in the past into demons. It doesn't just spontaneously happen. If you still don't get what I'm trying to say then its OK. Ignore this post and read the next one instead. |
Maleficent. Angelina jolie really lost weight Great movie. Great storyline. Didn't believe the whole 'maleficient was once a good fairy' thing though. Those huge horns and taloned wings were there for a reason. Totally enjoyed it and would watch it over and over again. Ninja Apocalypse. The advert looked good so I bought it ![]() Wasn't so bad, low budget, a few underfed unknown actors but still managed to keep me riveted to the screen. Cloud Atlas! Cooooool movie! All about reincarnation and how we make the same mistakes over and over again in different lifetimes until we finally learn. Great special effects, great acting, the likes of tom hanks, Halle berry, the guy that acted as Mr Smith in matrix, and many more. |
ayanah: Through phones not computer. I don't allow my kids on my laptop, it has password.How old are your kids again? Can't you give them phones that don't have internet access? |
NoQualms1: Sorry to digress, are you the same as 'guitar life'?Who? ![]() Never heard of him. |
But for goodness sake why do they keep running away? Don't they know they spread the disease by doing so? |
SAMBARRY: sign of weakness means he's not man enough to be a man.EOD!I agree with you on the bolded. |
1. Restrict access to the internet in your home. Make sure they use it only when you are around, preferably on only ONE laptop. 2. Make a habit of checking through your browsing history every night before you go to sleep. This will be easier for you if your kids are using only one device. It tells you what your kids browsed in your absence and will let you k ow if your kid is going astray early so you can correct him/her. 3. Instill good morals in your children early on. The world is becoming more wicked and things previously seen as abominable are now being defended as 'normal' 'inevitable' etc. These words are lies from the pit of hell but are all part of the master plan to bring about the end of the world. Yes it is coming. And peoplewill be too busy partying to notice when it does. 4. P0rn easily destroys morals and self control. Once addicted the person finds it very difficult to stop aandcobsoles himself by saying it is normal. Same person will find no problems with lesbianism or homosexuality. Same person will slowly become a seeker of pleasure instead of a goal-getter. Realise what you are saving your children from when you prevent them from watching p0rn. It will encourage you to work harder to train them in good morals. The way the world is going, p0rn will soon be advertised on large billboards on the streets like MTN or beer adverts. It is inevitable. It is the way the world will go. Indecency will be the norm and those that practice chastity and good morals will be seen as uncivilised, boorish, not up-to-date. If your children are well trained they will stand fast in these times and train their own children to do the same. Being a parent means you are reaponsible for that child's welfare, both financial, physical, spiritual and mental. Be a good parent. |
PassingShot: This is really annoying to read!Some women can drive men to do bizzaire and insane things. It has been happening since the dawn of time. Also I'm curious to know how its a sign of weakness. And what would be a sign of strength? I'm asking from a purely curious standpoint. |
cococandy: A normal person would have stayed away just to preserve what little chance they had at escaping the disease in case they hadn't already got infected |
Personally sha, I wouldn't want to know. |
And what if there was an error in the DNA test? |
SAMBARRY: So she had to beg or be patronized before she baths?She is free to 'waka' oh, nobody is stopping her. Na op talk say she dey beg to come back. Meanwhile you are free to go and eat your road side isi ewu but no forget say ebola dey townOn the contrary , Madam zubairu owns one of poshiest, air-conditioned restaurants in town All the big bankers go there ![]() And Ebola is gotten from poorly cooked monkey or rat meat. As far as I know, madam serves her monkey well cooked ![]() |
3cycle: Sorry I said your head is little.Yes, thanks. |
SAMBARRY: are you sure you yourself dey baf everyday. Why are you supporting the man's dirtiinessSorry for the delay. Went to have my bath ![]() Sambarry/kulyie abeg free me You know say this Na d first time I dey quote you for nairaland biko nu ![]() |
@zboyd. Yeah I read the whole thing. Well, I haven't seen or heard anybody divorcing their wives or denying the albino child education or killing them at birth. And like I said I have three of them as friends, all graduates, all married (2ladies and one guy). And they don't go about skulking that people are going to throw rotten apples at them in the street and shout 'outcast'. In fact I don't think anybody is regarded as outcast again, maybe the 'OSU's' but I doubt it . As for rituals, yeah, that happens unfortunately. Same for hunchbacks, cripples, and any other being seen as abnormal. All the same, interesting read. |
3cycle: I did not ask you, keep it for you.Its a public forum, currently being viewed by 16people. I didn't post it for you alone. Its a nice dress, decent with a design that accentuates the woman's curves. The purple goes well with her tone of skin and the necklace although subtle is a good accessory match for her shoes. |
3cycle: Who is asking anybody to insult anyone? I started a thread seeking ways to advice my friend and your little head told you I started a "husband" bashing thread?You started a thread calling the man a demon. Now you say my head is little. SMH. You see what I'm saying? If I start insulting you back even subtly a certain mod will tell me to mind my manners. Try and discuss without the subliminal insults please. You are a lady, remember. |
SAMBARRY: So you mean he can comfortably eat the food of somebody that didn't bath for 2days.abi?Ehen! Thats what I'm trying to say! Better ways at conflict resolution instead of the one of sticking her head out unnecessarily. |
SAMBARRY: But it's not sickening not to bath for 2days.is it not crystal clear that the man wants to get rid of herPardon me, men smell just as badly as ladies if they haven't had their bath for a day, unless the woman is seeing her period. Secondly I'm not supporting anybody not having their bath. I'msaying the man probably didn't mean it, he said it out of anger and he got all the more angry when he came back ?in the evening? to see she had already dared him. Anger breeds anger. The cycle can only be stopped when one person calms down. If he was angry when he left the house and she knew logically there was no way the 'no water ' thing would hold even past that day she should have been prudent enough to wait. When evening comes and then night and she goes to him and say 'so you are really serious about this water thing? No problem o, but we must sleep in the same bed so you can enjoy my smell with me, etc! ' , the man will probably relent after that. There are better ways to resolve this conflict than to quickly go to your neighbors and borrow gen to pump knowing fully well it will only make your Oga feel stupid and piss him off further. Okay now she is begging to come back and you people are saying she should divorce but obviously she knows better. I'm saying some squabbles don't need to be escalated. There is a way the bible put it but unfortunately I can't remember now(backsliding things SMH ) about a sweet tongue turning away anger.What I find is most women are sharp with their tongue. You talk one they talk 100 then when Tue man makes good his threat they now start crying up and down as if they have been murdered. Well, I don talk my own sha. Make I waka my own, mama zubairu dey cook isi-ewu special tonight ![]() |
3cycle: Please tell me what actually makes marriages turn sour after a short while? Before I go into it and regret ever existing1. Deciet: not telling your partner the whole truth and then expecting them to 'take it in their stride' when they find out after marriage e.g behaviour, health issues, family issues, financial issues, sexual issues and finally(yes this is the last one) fertility issues. 2. Know the kind of person you marry. He/she will not magically change after the wedding vows. 3. Marrying for selfish reasons. If you marry with the 'me' mentality e.g what can he do for me, what can she do for me' what can I gain from him or her etc. If you do that you'll probably become single again very soon. 4. Don't be smart. When you get married you'll live with this person forever. If you think you are doing something secret and they don't know it then you are deceiving yourself. Not all people like direct confrontation. If he/she is getting angry for 'no reason' then he/she may have found out and is trying to pay you back. Others can add. I have some questions to answer elsewhere. |
3cycle: The switches are not connected to my house.So because I didn't join the chorus in insulting the man without listening to both sides of the story I must be a slave dealer and worse than your neighbor. Lol. Nope. I simply like to be analytical about things and I try not to let my emotions becloud my judgement on Saturdays. ![]() Also I don't subscribe to joining the crowd so as to receive accolades and 'likes'. I try to tell it as it is. I saw your picture on your profile and felt it would be preferable to you to address you as girl instead of woman. But if you prefer lady, fine, its no skin off my bones. Note: You are only addressed as a lady if you behave like one: a lady has finesse, class, is calm and collected, not rude, polite, truthful etc. |
SAMBARRY: I don't care if the woman is heady but it takes only a swine.a filthy pig for that matter to tell another person not to bath for 2days ahannnnnNo cooking and eating for two days is better than not bathing for 2days? So you people can come and quickly open thread 'Man tries to starve family to death?' ![]() Its obvious he didn't mean to go through with his threat, he just said it out of anger; only to come home and see that wife had pumped water and even tell him to his face 'yes! I pumped water and there is nothing you can do about it!' . so he did something about it. Stubborn. All the other things you said were just to insult the man. I guess this is kind of a pity party. Those of you already screaming for divorce, please note that divorce can sometimes work in the man's favour as well. He might even ask for the divorce before she does. Just saying. |
3cycle:Calm down. I said if the tanks are not connected to your house then there is no way lack of water in their house would have affected you. So that your statement of him wanting all of you(yourself included) to go without water was not correct. My second statement was that if you meant to say the switch was not connected to your house then your landlords wife could have simply carried your gen like she did and pump the water BUT claim that you were the one that pumped it for your own use. He definitely wouldn't object to a paying tenant pumping water for her use. That would have saved her all the trouble of clashing with her husband. Unless she's the very stubborn type. Which takes me back to the first scenario that the reason for all of this is the woman's stubbornness and uncooperativeness. |
smokescreen4: 5minsmadness please speak for yourself, we are not babies we see these things happen all the time, dat man don get babe outside e no dey think straight he just need time to play well dats why he drove her, cause and effect my foot.Did you see the babe? Did op even hint he was cheating? I thought you girls just surmised that he's ugly as an ape, now he has a babe following him? What was the purpose of this thread? To start another rant against men? This is family section for goodness sake! Its a place where people are supposed to come for help concerning family issues, not a male-bashing or pity-party place! If you ladies are so adamant about airing your views against men you can ask seun to create an 'the evils of men' section. A girl comes online and starts a thread with how men become demons and all the ladies are like "Yes! Men are eeeeevilll!" Yet you won't leave men alone! And all males that agree with you without question are tagged 'mature'. Its sickening! |
3cycle: Well I can't pump water from my house because the tanks/sumo is not connected to my house.Its OK if you don't reply me. But this your last post raised more questions. If the tanks/sumo are not connected to your house, how is it you said His plan was that all of us(my self inclusive) will stay without waterHow would it have affected you if the tanks were not connected to your house.? OK,maybe you meant the circuit for the pump wasn't connected to your house. But then you still use the water. And you are a paying tenant (hopefully). Why didn't you simply carry your gen to the circuit and pump the water instead of the wife doing it? Why put herself into so much trouble if a tenant could easily do it and claim he wants water for himself? Would he drive the paying g tenant out of the house? You see why the story looks somehow to me? |
3cycle: I don't want to say you are daft but honestly you sound like one.And this is the thing with ladies. Two posts gone and the insults start flying. I didn't mean to say you were lying, I was just thinking the story was a bit one sided. Men don't spontaneously turn into demons. There is always a CAUSE which brings about an EFFECT. And sorry oh, but if you stay in the same compound with him and his decision affects you like you said, what stopped the wife from saying YOU pumped the water? In fact, what stops you from pumping the water yourself? Would he drive you out too if you did? Hmmmn. OK sha. |
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