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Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Maeve7: 9:10pm On Jul 25, 2024
VinnyBaba:
Our Nigerian Ladies can Visit and cook for their YAHOO boy Boyfriend at every Hour he Desires
But once they get Married to a Man, Cooking becomes STRESS for them. undecided

They start Disturbing the Husband for Housemaid.
But during their University Days, some of these same Ladies Co-habited and cooked for their Boyfriend before going for Lectures. sad sad

PLEASE, MARRIED MEN AND WOMEN HERE, What's the Cause of This? 🤔😒

because Many Married men do NOT have Breakfast b4 going to Work
as their Wives always claim they are Tired. 😟
Question 1
How many ladies dating yahoo boys do you know?

Question 2
How many of these ladies have you visited after they got married?
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Lovelydaisies: 9:15pm On Jul 25, 2024
Brownemeka:
A Man should be able to cook... cooking doesn't make someone less of a Man...I cook in my home most times...I go to the market to buy foodstuffs most times...I wash dishes most times...my wife and I are happy in love...I don't do those things to please my wife...I do them because is what I'm used to even before I married Her.. sometimes when I'm at home and doing nothing...I pick dirty clothes and wash them... including my wife's clothes... marriage is about understanding...is not rocket science... the important thing is just to marry a woman who loves and respect U... doing those things won't be difficult for You... sometimes me and my wife will be joking about who's the better cook among us...so we do everything together in love...it makes my home full of love... even when we don't have enough money to do basic things....
Your home is beautiful, lovely and blessed. The atmosphere is full of God's presence. Well done, sir and ma.
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Emanodimo(m): 9:36pm On Jul 25, 2024
Before marriage, you have been cooking. Don't depend on her to cook before you can eat. Get to cook.
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Teymanhenry(f): 9:45pm On Jul 25, 2024
Zonefree:
Men should try and learn how to cook. Don't allow any woman hold you hostage because of food.

If she refuse cooking, enter kitchen, make your meal, eat and bounce. Then, deprive her of things she normally gets from you.

I hate to see men complain about food every time. Cooking is a basic survival instinct not gender based.
I'm Nigeria, because the man normally goes through a hell of a burden getting married to the woman according to tradition, the woman will have to perform her traditional duties. If we want to copy the oyinbo lifestyle marriage, we should scrap our traditional marriage too
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Don27tiky(m): 10:00pm On Jul 25, 2024
purples25:
Should this theory also apply for women who don't see money from their husbands, should they also collect money from workmates? So that we can know we are equal.
you guys pushing for this gender equality are the reason this women behave the way they did. If women feel they cannot be wives they should not get married and run away from marital duties. Take those marital duties from a woman and a man does not need a woman as a wife
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Danyyyyyyyyyyy: 10:13pm On Jul 25, 2024
Zonefree:
Men should try and learn how to cook. Don't allow any woman hold you hostage because of food.

If she refuse cooking, enter kitchen, make your meal, eat and bounce. Then, deprive her of things she normally gets from you.

I hate to see men complain about food every time. Cooking is a basic survival instinct not gender based.
My partner loves to cook , in fact today my aunt paid an unexpected visit and caught him in the act , she praised him endlessly , I used to deliver my soup when I cook now she's doubting I'm the one that made those too grin

House chores are divided too , he's in charge of washing bathroom , he tends the compound from weeds and he washes the heavy stuff like sheets , towels and blankets .

I don't have a job for now but I'm hoping for a miracle to locate so that we can work hand in hand financially.

I do the laundry , the dishes and I go to the market , he does all this when he sees I'm tired , I make sure he doesn't come home to dirty dishes , an un mopped floor or a pile of dirty clothes.

His work is active , so I don't let him repeat clothes because he sweats a lot , people look at me like I'm suffering when they see me washing his things but they don't know he's my family and my baby.

When I don't eat , he feels so awful and some days he has so little and still gives me all because he believes I'm in a better position to use his money wisely , I can price ehn grin

My man is one of a kind , I've been with kind men but he's an angel and I hope he knows this , we're planning to open a business before officiating anything but in the mean time we do everything together.
We have sex like rabbits but I'm on birth control , no unwanted pregnancy welcomed for now .
I promise to keep improving , if he continues to adore me like this.
P.s he's 25 and I'm 23
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Father4all: 10:36pm On Jul 25, 2024
Cook yourself. No mumu woman can use food shakara for me
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by YoshihideSuga: 10:47pm On Jul 25, 2024
silibaba:
people still dey marry?
Why not? Everyday, I see why wedding invitation cards and pictures on my Facebook and Instagram profiles. My classmates dey marry steadily.
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by VinnyBaba(op): 10:56pm On Jul 25, 2024
abobote:
That your father cook while your mum and her siblings watch TV, doesn't mean it's the right thing.
All of us can't be like your father
You see that I could not even Reply him. undecided

I Just tire.😒

How can a Man Pay Brideprice, School fees, Rents, Security Bills etc and still be Cooking when he has a Fit wife at home? sad
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by VinnyBaba(op): 11:03pm On Jul 25, 2024
achimendy:
You're not seeing it from the other side bro. In a family setting there's what we call division of labour, that's a situation where members of a family are to carry out their expected duty in other to enhance functional family system. A man can not come back from work very tired and you'll be expecting him to go and start cooking when the wife is there doing nothing, is totally unacceptable. If she's a working class woman we might understand. Some women will even be watching movies at home while their spouse is starving, but they don't care. Couples are supposed to support each other in marriage by playing their roles effectively for the benefit of the children and family at large. If a man wants to cook it should be at his own free will not because his wife refused to do her primary duty after coming back from work.
Kudos.👍

In Reality, there are Domestic duties for men while some are for Women. smiley

If for instance, a Woman knows how to On Generator and suddenly Nepa takes light,

I don't think she should be going to on the Generator if her Husband is seated in the living room. undecided

Dat's a MAN'S job. sad sad
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by VinnyBaba(op): 11:16pm On Jul 25, 2024
Azazyel:
If my wife says she can't cook that I should employ a house maid, it would give me more gladness. Na me go do the interview for prospective housemaids so that I can use my stone to kill two birds
Lols.

Ur Hard Stone inside your Trousers, Abi? cheesy cheesy
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by VinnyBaba(op): 11:20pm On Jul 25, 2024
Beverlyjean:
Lol....ur mom turned u and ur dad to sisis ...reason u hv this mentality.... how can ur dad be cooking egusi while ur mom will be watching tv grin
For a Known AlphaMale on this forum, him Comment shock me. shocked undecided

It's just like a Wife sweating and Fixing/ Repairing Ceiling Fan in sitting room
while the Husband is relaxed, watching football. sad sad
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by VinnyBaba(op): 11:33pm On Jul 25, 2024
aalangel:
Not true.
Married for 14 years.
No maid has ever cooked for my husband.
I've been waking 4am for like almost my whole married life to make breakfast for the family.

....and there are many women like that.
For Women,Maybe YES.

But for Naija Young ladies of today, NO. sad

because of Tiktok, Instagram,etc ,they Sleep LATE and Wake up LATE.
Only Few of them can practice that act of Waking up by 4am or 5am. undecided sad
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by ojinuocheibi(m): 2:14am On Jul 26, 2024
Zonefree:
Men should try and learn how to cook. Don't allow any woman hold you hostage because of food.

If she refuse cooking, enter kitchen, make your meal, eat and bounce. Then, deprive her of things she normally gets from you.

I hate to see men complain about food every time. Cooking is a basic survival instinct not gender based.
just keep concubines to keep her on her toes
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Tremple8v: 3:48am On Jul 26, 2024
He be like say those yahoo boyz don do you strong thing grin
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Cousin9999: 4:31am On Jul 26, 2024
Like.

The fact that there are grown men who cannot prepare a meal for themselves is wild. Cooking is a basic life skill that even a child should have.

And if a grown man won't eat because they refuse to cook, they need some counseling. WTF Do you expect her to burp you, wipe your ass, and dress you too?

Like. How do people live like that?

Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Cousin9999: 4:38am On Jul 26, 2024
So like, you mean to tell me that there's grown men just forever sitting at the table when they're hungry? LOL

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/21/83/39/2183390c33417d017eaed6a53d80fb64.gif

LOL They're just waiting for food like:

Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by uuzba(m): 6:12am On Jul 26, 2024
GRACEGLORY:
As simple as cooking sounds, it could be difficult when either of the party is tired. Many women burn water on fire let alone foods. And some house getting burnt could have been saved if a tired person had not forgotten food on fire as a result of being tired.

It is the job of the husband and wife to manage the house, which includes cooking and providing revenue for the household. If both husband and wife work, they should share cooking responsibilities. If only the husband works, the wife is responsible for cooking; however, the husband should assist her in cooking.
Here in lies wisdom.
It's all about shared responsibilities.
Someone mentioned yahoo boys above. Probably the yahoo guy earns all the money and pays all the bills . That's why the girl will cook for him.
Once a woman is dragged into working to add income into the household, then she will definitely claim tired. If the man wants his wife to cook daily, then he should earn money such that he pays all the bills comfortably and madam doesn't have to work as well.
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by uuzba(m): 6:25am On Jul 26, 2024
Idaytesj29:
To make love to you sef gan go become stress. See forget about being well fed or having a lot of sex cos you are married. It's 50/50, depending on the woman you are with.

When we accuse some men of having girlfriend or side chick or marrying a second wife, this is one major cause. You marry a woman finish like this, she just stopped performing her responsibilities. Na wa o!
Things are changing.
In primitive society, men hunt/farm. Women cook.
In olden days, men go to office and earn More salary than women. Single salary can cover all the needs of the house. Women cooked.
Now, they have done education, equal rights equal pay. Women earn same or even higher than men. You can't expect this new type of woman to sit at home and cook for you.
If you insist, she will want to practice her career and then get exhausted working in the office.
If you don't want her to work in office, then you the man, have to earn sufficient money to cover all the needs of the house.
I have a friend that does this. He commanded his wife to use her salary to take care of her own parents and siblings and don't use any of her money in his house as he doesn't need it. So she knows clearly that she is NOT supporting him financially and she cooks without complaining.
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Watsgonhappen: 6:33am On Jul 26, 2024
I sabi cook.. Nobody fit do me shakara.

Cooking suppose be something wey every human gats sabi
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by silibaba: 8:19am On Jul 26, 2024
YoshihideSuga:
Why not? Everyday, I see why wedding invitation cards and pictures on my Facebook and Instagram profiles. My classmates dey marry steadily.
they're living in stone age. We are in jet/digital age
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by BeigJawnson(m): 8:59am On Jul 26, 2024
VinnyBaba:
Our Nigerian Ladies can Visit and cook for their YAHOO boy Boyfriend at every Hour he Desires
But once they get Married to a Man, Cooking becomes STRESS for them. undecided

They start Disturbing the Husband for Housemaid.
But during their University Days, some of these same Ladies Co-habited and cooked for their Boyfriend before going for Lectures. sad sad

PLEASE, MARRIED MEN AND WOMEN HERE, What's the Cause of This? 🤔😒

because Many Married men do NOT have Breakfast b4 going to Work
as their Wives always claim they are Tired. 😟
That is why it is always good to find out who you want to marry, spiritually and physically. Don't base on beauty alone....

As I am, my wife worries alot if I didn't inform her earlier that I am coming home from work, so that she can cook. She never gets tired cooking for me, even till now. For that food matter, I must eat ooo and she must cook.
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by VinnyBaba(op): 9:45am On Jul 26, 2024
BeigJawnson:
That is why it is always good to find out who you want to marry, spiritually and physically. Don't base on beauty alone....

As I am, my wife worries alot if I didn't inform her earlier that I am coming home from work, so that she can cook. She never gets tired cooking for me, even till now. For that food matter, I must eat ooo and she must cook.
Wow, You are a Lucky Man! 👍🙂

Indeed, Cooking is a Prerogative for a Wife.

A Man and his Wife cannot be at home, and he will be Cooking.
Men have their Duties and Women have theirs.😒🙂
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by isholafisayo(m): 9:48am On Jul 26, 2024
If you will always need your wife to cook every time, then you don't need a wife, you need a chef, cooking isn't easy, the more you age the interest drops, my gender, let's learn to cook too, very Important.
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Munzy14(m): 2:03pm On Jul 26, 2024
Zonefree:
This is wrong and also the reason most marriage fail.

My dad used to cook better egusi soup with tomatoes back then. I don't know where he learnt that, maybe Lagos, cos that's where he grew up. Na me dey help am grind the tomatoes while my mum , sister and other siblings will be watching movies at the sitting room.

Cooking doesn't stop a man from being a man.
Nawa o...

Just imagining the scenario of me and my son in the kitchen cooking, while my wife is watching movie with the girls in the lounge....hehehe unless I wanted to give her a treat on that special day.

Biko let's not normalize abnormality..A married woman owns the kitchen.
Even,Her permission is needed before I will enter there.
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Munzy14(m): 2:05pm On Jul 26, 2024
BeigJawnson:
That is why it is always good to find out who you want to marry, spiritually and physically. Don't base on beauty alone....

As I am, my wife worries alot if I didn't inform her earlier that I am coming home from work, so that she can cook. She never gets tired cooking for me, even till now. For that food matter, I must eat ooo and she must cook.
This is how it should be.

No good woman will allow her man leave home on empty stomach.
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by descarado: 4:24pm On Jul 26, 2024
Teymanhenry:
I'm Nigeria, because the man normally goes through a hell of a burden getting married to the woman according to tradition, the woman will have to perform her traditional duties. If we want to copy the oyinbo lifestyle marriage, we should scrap our traditional marriage too
He want to go through hell before marriage so it's his cup of tea. Some didn't and if cooking is a tradition duty of the wife, then the husband should do the traditional thing by providing the money 100%
Re: Cooking: Why Do Some Nigerian Wives Do This? by Idaytesj29(m): 4:33pm On Jul 26, 2024
uuzba:
Things are changing.
In primitive society, men hunt/farm. Women cook.
In olden days, men go to office and earn More salary than women. Single salary can cover all the needs of the house. Women cooked.
Now, they have done education, equal rights equal pay. Women earn same or even higher than men. You can't expect this new type of woman to sit at home and cook for you.
If you insist, she will want to practice her career and then get exhausted working in the office.
If you don't want her to work in office, then you the man, have to earn sufficient money to cover all the needs of the house.
I have a friend that does this. He commanded his wife to use her salary to take care of her own parents and siblings and don't use any of her money in his house as he doesn't need it. So she knows clearly that she is NOT supporting him financially and she cooks without complaining.
If men are not married, they won't work as hard as they are doing, cos the work is just for their mouth. And if they live as a single father, they also will not work as hard, cos no inlaws to impress or wife to satisfy, just their child. So, if a man works hard and supply all the needs naturally , the woman should too. If not , they can just stay unmarried.

Women advocated for equal rights, pay and treatment with men. You can't enjoy the benefit and positives of one thing and expect to dodge the negative aspect of it. You inherit the liabilities and assets. Women should woman up to care for their spouses. That's all.
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