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18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by Sunnyshinylight(op): 9:51am On Mar 26, 2025
18 COSTLY MISTAKES THAT HUSBANDS MAKE

1. WORKING SO HARD AT YOUR JOB/BUSINESS BUT NOT IN YOUR MARRIAGE
Men, your company, your career, and your business are growing and flourishing because you lead them; your marriage will grow and flourish when you lead it and dedicate time to it.

2. THINKING THAT FLIRTING WITH OTHER WOMEN IS NOT CHEATING
You may not physically sleep with other women, but emotionally cheating is also unfaithfulness. Receiving nude images and having phone intimacy with other women is also cheating. Talking suggestively and attracting temptations is also cheating. If you are a flirt, flirt with your wife. If you claim your wife is too rigid, treat her well, and she will respond to your kinky ways. She also wants intimate pleasure and to feel wanted.

3. BEING GENEROUS OUTSIDE AND STINGY AT HOME
Don't be the husband who quickly says yes when other people ask for help, for your time and your money, but stingy to your wife and child/children. Your family comes first. Don't go to harambees contributing large sums, helping out people because you want to have a good public image yet to your family you deprive and deny.

4. THINKING THAT SHOWING LOVE IS AN UNMANLY THING
When you were dating and courting, you were romantic and thoughtful; but now that you are married, you wrongly think showing love is beneath you. If you truly love your wife, tell her, she needs to hear it. Warm her heart. Romance her. Date your wife. Her being a wife doesn't mean she doesn't need to feel loved. Real men show their love. God is a loving God. If God doesn't find showing love as something beneath Him, who are you to shun showing affection yet you are created in the image of God?

5. THROWING MONEY AND GIFTS AT PROBLEMS
When your wife and kids get concerned about you spending much time away from home, when you are told you are not doing what you are supposed to; change, improve. Don't throw money and gifts at them to silence them. They want your time and presence, not lifeless things.

6. ADMIRING OTHER WOMEN MORE THAN YOUR WIFE
If you find other women better looking than your wife, work on your wife. Nourish her with compliments, buy her clothes you think she'd look good in, take her shopping, pamper her, love her up till she glows. Go to the gym with her. Jog with her.

7. WASTING YOUR FAMILY MONEY ON MEANINGLESS THINGS
Stop wasting your family money on alcohol, drugs, prostitutes, strippers, and addictions. Invest that money in your family, the future of your child/children. Even if you are a super wealthy man, you can find other ways to have fun that contributes positively to your family life. You can channel your money into more honorable things like supporting your parents, your siblings, the less fortunate, and the needs of society. You don't have to be unfaithful and reckless just because you have lots of money.

8. JUSTIFYING PORNOGRAPHY
Pornography is lusting after other women on videos and images. This is actually cheating because you are desiring other women, not your wife. This also lays the ground for future acts of unfaithfulness. Because you see no harm in desiring strange women on videos and pictures, soon you will see no harm in desiring women in the streets, at work, in your neighborhood; then you might actually sleep with another woman.

9. THINKING THAT BEING THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY MEANS BEING A DICTATOR
This is what makes some husbands beat up their wives, abuse them, sit on them, and hinder their progress. Your wife is not your junior but your partner, she is one with you. Hurting her is hurting you. She is not your competitor, celebrate her progress. Being head doesn't mean your word is law or that you treat your wife as a slave. In fact, because you are the head you should serve more, give more and humble yourself to make sure your wife and child/children are doing well.

10. IGNORING YOUR WIFE'S ADVICE
Don't hide things from your wife. Engage her in making family decisions, you are stronger when you move as a team. Your wife has sharp instincts and she will help you navigate through life's issues.

11. BEING TOO PROUD TO SAY SORRY OR TO LISTEN
You are capable of doing wrong, and when you do wrong, admit it. Problems don't get solved when you deny them. You are not perfect. Learn to say sorry to your wife and child/children. By refusing to say sorry, you are showing your wife you are insensitive and that will hurt her and damage the mood at home. Sometimes all a woman needs is for you to say, "I am sorry." Be open to learning and being corrected. Far too many men are ruining their homes because of pride.

12. ABANDONING YOUR SPIRITUAL ROLE
You are to lead your family, even spiritually. Don't neglect this role and leave it for your wife alone. Your wife needs your prayers, she needs you to walk with her in God. Your child/children need to see you living for God, praying, and teaching them about God. You say you want a Godly household, well, be an actively Godly husband and father.

13. TAKING YOUR JOB TITLE HOME
Whether you are a C.E.O, Manager, Director, or an award-winning professional, once you get home or are with your wife and family, put away your title. Play your role as husband and father. Don't treat your wife and children like subordinates, lording over them. The home is a place of love, not a place for orders, restrictions, pressure, and intimidation.

14. HIDING YOUR FAILURES
In case things don't go well, you get fired, you get retrenched, or you make a bad decision; share it with your wife, don't hide it trying to project a fake image of 'everything is alright'. Your wife is there for you, she will walk with you. Share with her your weaknesses and failures. Love will always win.

15. WORRYING MORE ABOUT WHAT YOUR MALE FRIENDS OR PARENTS THINK THAN PLEASING YOUR FAMILY
Don't let your friends or parents run your marriage. Don't let your friends negatively influence you by mocking you that you are being sat on by your wife or wrongly advise you to be tough on your wife just to prove you are man enough. A true friend is a friend to your marriage. Your parents might mean well but might drive a wedge between you and your wife. You left your father and mother to be one with your wife. Defend your home.

16. BEING INTIMATELY SELFISH
Your wife has intimate needs too. Don't just seek your own gratification and then sleep or leave her unsatisfied. Fulfill her physically. Kiss her, touch her, embrace her, massage her, stimulate her, explore her body, evoke her passion, make her tremble, give her every sensual pleasure. She is devoted to you, and no other can fulfill this role like you can. Make sure she's fulfilled, and she'll reciprocate. Your responsibility is to arouse her and satisfy her intimately. A passionately engaged wife is a content wife and fosters a harmonious home. Make love to her.

17. LETTING HER BE THE PARENT ALONE
When she gets pregnant, don't abandon her. Walk with her as she carries your child. After birth, be proactive in teaching, mentoring, and guiding your child/children. Stop the nonsense of when the child does wrong, the child is your wife's; when the child does well, you are a proud father.

18. FAILING TO PREPARE YOUR CHILD/CHILDREN FOR YOUR SUCCESSION
When you start a business, involve your child/children. Let your wife know of your properties, assets, and ventures. Prepare your children's future. Write a will. Share information, don't keep things in the dark. Too much unnecessary confusion plagues families because of lack of preparation in your marriage.
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Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by 2cato: 10:07am On Mar 26, 2025
thier will be no need for these bull shit if women would stop nagging and stop denying their husband sex
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by Afolue(m): 11:01am On Mar 26, 2025
Some husbands make. Certainly can’t be all
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by APOPTOSIS: 12:37pm On Mar 26, 2025
There is no crime in staying single.
People should start prioritizing their happiness over anything on earth.
If getting married would make you happy & fulfilled, then go 4 it, else keep off.
If you can't listen to someone else, have shared opinion, can't stand someone advising you on pertinent issues, or even detest the opposite gender, please stay away from marriage. Never enter such with a preconceived hatred for the other gender.
It would be dead on arrival.
Never allow societal or religious pressure get you into such.
Life is once and should be lived to its fullest.
My humble opinion.
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by keymatt(m): 3:30pm On Mar 26, 2025
I don't know for urchiins but most obidient men are good husbands and fathers at home.
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by Lalami3232(m): 3:49pm On Mar 26, 2025
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The list is 20!!! Why did you remove the last 2?
Anyways for those of you who didn't get the full list, let me add the last 2. And they are:
19. Marrying a non-virgin aka borehole and not going for a DNA test
20. Believing that your non-virgin wife a.k.a borehole is different from others who did paternity fraud.
What do I even know sef aside enlightening my fellow men nationwide with the good news

Oga if you no meet your wife as a virgin, Oga go for DNA test oooooooo because non-virgins aka boreholes can't be trusted atall atall
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by givedemwotowoto:
One of the Most Costly Mistakes you make as a husband is choosing the wrong woman as your wife.

Marry a woman who was raised to be a wife, or at least one who is learning to become one (she must accept her role). If nobody taught her at home, society and experience should've taught her.

A woman raised to be a wife knows from Day 1 that your goal is to protect and provide for your family, and her role is to support you to do that. This is a quality/role that most feminists and ladies raised by single mothers (with no support from close male relatives) hardly bring to your home. They're usually in competition with you or in other cases, unaware of how to help, rather than be supportive of you. What they bring is chaos rather than peace.

Be careful out there. The woman you spend most hours of your life every day with can make or break your home, career, and life.
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by cenaman(m): 3:49pm On Mar 26, 2025
Never in my life Will I be faithful to a woman apart from my mother.
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by FreeStuffsNG: 3:50pm On Mar 26, 2025
Sunnyshinylight:
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1AJyhEifCw/
18 Costly Mistakes Women Make In Marriages too wink
Each of them can go both ways
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by Sunnyshinylight(op): 3:50pm On Mar 26, 2025
APOPTOSIS:
There is no crime in staying single.
People should start prioritizing their happiness over anything on earth.
If getting married would make you happy & fulfilled, then go 4 it, else keep off.
If you can't listen to someone else, have shared opinion, can't stand someone advising you on pertinent issues, or even detest the opposite gender, please stay away from marriage. Never enter such with a preconceived hatred for the other gender.
It would be dead on arrival.
Never allow societal or religious pressure get you into such.
Life is once and should be lived to its fullest.
My humble opinion.
You were born by someone, what if you dad and mum decided to stay single and decided to be happy staying single.

Just realise that most of the ideas in head are demonic. What's your happiness in life. So in other words anything that doesn't stress you is your happiness.

What a lazy generations.

In smart working we find complete joy. After all the HOLY GHOST said the sleep of a labouring man is sweet.

What gives you good sleep? To lazy around doing nothing?

In raising generations of your own children should add super excitement to your life!
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by Sonnobax15(m): 3:51pm On Mar 26, 2025
lipsrsealed
One thing I've come to realize as an adult is that there's no handbook or manual that entails or shows the road to a successful live style.........

But the truth is that patience is the key to a successful marriage for a man,cuz that female brand of homo sapiens can be so frustrating and tempting.
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by BewareOf419: 3:51pm On Mar 26, 2025
Showing your wife your account balance
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by princepee:
shocked nonsense talk!!
Obey All those rules and regulations and she will still cheat on you.

Women have no arithmetic formula.
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by idalex: 3:52pm On Mar 26, 2025
hmm
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by Commentor: 3:53pm On Mar 26, 2025
How is flirting cheating?

So, I meet an air stewardess in Amsterdam, and I say something about her hair.

You now want to kill yourself over it?
huh
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by Lifemanage: 3:53pm On Mar 26, 2025
How this one take enter front page with how many comments? Is there a short cut to getting on front page?
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by naijapikin2(m): 3:53pm On Mar 26, 2025
Some are true others are caused by female overbearing attitudes. In all there's a lot to learn from this piece.

A good conversation will solve many issues here
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by tnerro1(m): 3:53pm On Mar 26, 2025
Na girl write this thing ba? Probably unmarried self
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by FARA4GA: 3:53pm On Mar 26, 2025
Taa
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by Exceed15: 3:53pm On Mar 26, 2025
Rubbish
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by iLegendd(m):
I stopped at number 2. Also realizing a woman wrote it or a SIMP using a female handle worsened it.

Rule 1: Never take dating advice from women, but if it's a business advice that'll make you a Dollar millionaire, take it. When you finally want to upscale to a billionaire, listen to only men, they're the ones who merited the billionaire status from scratch.

Rule 2: Every rich man deserves 4 or more wives, be you an atheist, a Christian or a Muslim.

Rule 3: If your lifestyle, as a man, doesn't match with real African and real Asian tradition, you're living a fake life (Western life).

Watch as SIMPs Association of Nigeria (SAON) will start worshipping what she wrote since a woman posted it.
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by shogotermies(m): 3:55pm On Mar 26, 2025
Oversabi Men association of Nigeria has began criticising.
Although I feel some of these may not be entirely possible by A RESPONSIBLE MAN e.g Telling weaknesses or failure but if you are preparing for marriage you should be able to do half of these.

The world is so full of ignorant men and they will not listen.
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by merits(m): 3:55pm On Mar 26, 2025
Next please
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by bestman09(m): 3:55pm On Mar 26, 2025
Marriage has no formula, likewise parenting. What you call a good father may mean something else to another person, especially women (some women are very confused). I have met a woman complaining about how the husband is too close to the kids more than her.
Another woman i know also feels that the husband who tries to show her love is been too close and doesn't give her space to move as she wants.
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by Checkwell: 3:55pm On Mar 26, 2025
Rubbish. The OP should be banned from using the Internet. He has abused the bro code.
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by qtx(m): 3:56pm On Mar 26, 2025
2cato:
thier will be no need for these bull shit if women would stop nagging and stop denying their husband sex
Bhuahahahahaha, so that is all you deduced from the whole of that write-up? grin grin grin grin grin grin
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by sofeo(m): 3:57pm On Mar 26, 2025
That's great.
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by plumcomm: 3:57pm On Mar 26, 2025
Not remembering that Tinubu is the president too
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by Enemyofpeace: 3:57pm On Mar 26, 2025
The list is incomplete without giving head to wives
Re: 18 Costly Mistakes That Husbands Make by omoredia: 3:58pm On Mar 26, 2025
To heIl with u are your opinion
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