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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Tallesty1(m): 5:13am On Apr 22, 2017
Alondrah:
99% of Nigerian Men are confused egoistic, insecure hypocrites!. I can type that again If need be in slow motion. They want to dominate, control,organize , oversee , dictate and direct the other gender's life yet they complain, wail and ask what the woman brings into marriage / relationship.

When a woman is below them, they trample on her, when she's above them, she becomes a threat to their existence. Then I ask, what do men want?. Aren't they just confused babies after all? undecided

This is why I advise ladies to achieve what they want to achieve, be who they want to be, be financially stable before considering marriage, then the man will have no choice than to either get richer than you are, or accept you for whom you are. (before Marriage).

A man has no right to take a woman's life from her but can share her life with her. smiley
The same long story.

Here you are, a lady that haven't met up 5% of Nigeria men and you're already ranting that 99% Nigeria men are insecure bla bla...

I don't know where this mentality is from but I have this to say about it.
Nigeria men are not scared of successful women rather they are scared of control freaks.

The type of woman that only feels good about herself if she makes you feel less than her.

These are the women that my brothers are scared of. It is called being careful and not insecurity.

And for your information, it isn't just Nigeria men, if a host of studies are to be believed, marrying these women(career women) is asking for trouble.

If they quit their jobs and stay home with the kids, they will be unhappy ( Journal of Marriage and Family, 2003). They will be unhappy if they make more money than you do ( Social Forces, 2006). You will be unhappy if they make more money than you do ( Journal of Marriage and Family, 2001). You will be more likely to fall ill ( American Journal of Sociology). Even your house will be dirtier ( Institute for Social Research).

Have you seen that it just isn't a Nigeria thing?

Now can we the stats to back your ridiculous 99.9$ nonsense?

The same studies have found that professional women are more likely to get divorced, more likely to cheat, less likely to have children, and, if they do have kids, they are more likely to be unhappy about it.

Men are not scared of women with wealth, they're simply not ready for their endless troubles.

Nobody will willingly pierce his body with many sorrows.

Now lemme bring it down to Nigeria women.

This is what happens when a guy asks for the hand of a rich girl in marriage.
Each member of the family will buy one Laser-Sharp Binoculars that can pierce through his flesh and bones and zoom the guy's soul to search his spirit to know if he's after the woman's wealth.

Even when the Binoculars reads negative, they still won't believe it, they will become very envious and are likely to disrespect the guy.

The guy have alota work to do to prove his not after their sister's money before they can respect him.....

The mama will be like, "My daughter, that guy is after your money. He's not good for you, wait my dear, when a good guy comes I will tell you".

Who wants that?

Finally, these women, especially those working in an office or something of that nature do not know that there are things one needs to succeed in business and work.

These things are direct opposite of what we need to have successful marriage and most of these successful women do not know where to cut the line.

To succeed in business, you have to be stubborn, in control etc. Bring these things into your marriage and you are in trouble.
Some successful women would rather blow the house up and everything in it than compromise or take personal responsibility.


Who Wants This?

Women Naturally want to exert control over everything. They enjoy to make those around them feel inadequate, insecure, nervous, angry, anxious and physically sick.

Go to married men that have richer wives and ask them, they will tell you that the message their women pass in everything they do is I don’t trust you to be able to do it right; I don’t respect your judgment; I don’t think you are competent; I don’t value your insight. I can do it all alone.

Stay Alone Then.

If you're rich and no man wants to marry you, it's because you're not good.

Stop consoling yourself with the Nigeria men are insecure around women with wealth.

Acquiring wealth doesn't mean you should get married automatically.
There are many broke single women out there and many rich women are getting married even as we talk.

Work on yourself.

According the op, the women was sent parking because she was rich, and I ask, all these poor broke ladies that gets divorced all the time, is it their wealth that intimidated their husbands?

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Kazrem(m): 5:17am On Apr 22, 2017
1. Wifes tend to be richer than husband especially the working class. I believe you know the reason.

2. I have said it before and will say it again. I wish (and work) I am richer than my wife but if by fate or whatever she is richer than me and build house before I do, we will live there together, spend the rent of the house together, in fact Bleep her in house (as long as she's not arrogant o) and all of you would come and eat rice there.

Wetin consign me?

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Tallesty1(m): 5:19am On Apr 22, 2017
Bumbae1:

Lol when she is tired nko lol

Btw for a guy how many time a week you think sex is needed for long lasting relationship ( marriage )
1 a week not a good thing ?
Sex is not supposed to have a time table.

No wetness should be allowed to dry just like that and no erection apart from early morning greetings should go down unsatisfied.

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by lequatee(m): 7:58am On Apr 22, 2017
Bumbae1:

Its like everyone is PH whats there seff
Never been there

Nothing o. I am still looking for something cool around here but... nothing. I am also part of the PH gang.

on a more serious note, there are some pretty cool stuffs here. I am sure firstking01 can show you around .

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by LanreDaMan(m): 8:29am On Apr 22, 2017
Reminds me of a Particular Couple The Wife has a very flourishing pure water business that as at January 2017, She had 14 Water Deleivery vehicles. Husband works with Lawma as a Field operative (A Street Sweeper). Wife drives a Sienna 2012 and Hubby doesn't have a car. recently My wife pointed the House she was building which isnt far from where we are staying You would think its a Government guest lodge that is being built there.

I know for a fact the man used to be a Mid level Civil servant with a Good salary with a Federal ministry and the wife used to Sell stuff on the road side

Spiritual Evil Does Exist, lets not pretend Like it only exist in Nolly wood and stephen king books

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by savagefinder: 9:57am On Apr 22, 2017
Presh900:
I rather die than be poorer than my wife... [url][/url]
begin to die grin

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Nobody: 10:14am On Apr 22, 2017
Tallesty1:
Sex is not supposed to have a time table.

No wetness should be allowed to dry just like that and no erection apart from early morning greetings should go down unsatisfied.
Ok so roughly how many times for you will be sufficient for happy home cheesy
Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by lastclaire4(f): 11:04am On Apr 22, 2017
Safiaa:
The fact of the matter is that MOST men will NOT be comfortable with their wife earning more than them. There is a sense of masculinty that men get being the main financial support for their familes. Now that doesnt mean a woman should take advantage of the fact that she earns more. But hey, such is life.

When i talk about not dating 'broke men' it falls back to this. You cant tell me this is the 21st century, and women are the financial providers these days. It takes a very strong emotionally stable man to withstand his wife making more than him. Women want to naturally feel like their being taken of regardless of their own financial status, so in the end it may cause problems. Its the truth, and i dont care what anybody has to say.

Honestly, you just nailed it. There is no way a lady will be richer than a guy that there won't be problem. Except the family is a praying family. People are found of saying the lady is not humble . But it is not true. It is in the nature of a man to provide and when he doesn't it creates trouble. That is why it is good to marry someone who holds same believe as u do. You pray together to come out of situations and all.

Whatever the woman has belongs to the man and vice versal. Whether the woman kills a snake or the man kills a snake the most important thing is for the snake to die. The snake in this context is "poverty". But a man will not agree.

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Omotayor123(f): 12:51pm On Apr 22, 2017
DukeNija:


It's an ego thing. A Nigerian man is proud of being the major/sole provider, take that away and he'll probably feel emasculated.
Besides, there's the profound theory that women who have money don't respect their husbands.
But in the above case, the woman was plain and not proud at all.
She even put the husband in charge of things
Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Omotayor123(f): 12:56pm On Apr 22, 2017
Tallesty1:
Sex is not supposed to have a time table.

No wetness should be allowed to dry just like that and no erection apart from early morning greetings should go down unsatisfied.
grin cheesy
Funny but makes sense.
Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Tallesty1(m): 1:29pm On Apr 22, 2017
Omotayor123:
grin cheesy Funny but makes sense.
You resemble my ex wife
Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Tallesty1(m): 1:31pm On Apr 22, 2017
Bumbae1:

Ok so roughly how many times for you will be sufficient for happy home cheesy
The mood decides.

There are times you will want it everyday, enjoy your freedom and fvck like rabbits.

There are times your body will not need it, forget it and concentrate on other things.

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by iRepNaija1: 1:42pm On Apr 22, 2017
Bumbae1:

But why do nigerian men find it hard to accept thats the issue ...

Its like they want a needy wife dont get it

Exactly. I'm sure you've heard from time to time, from both men and women, that it's better to let "a man be a man." What they don't tell you is that a woman, in most cases, has to mind herself to protect the fragile male ego. That means make him feel like he's needed, let him feel like the provider, make it feel like he's wanted. It's all the things women must do to protect the man's sense of self and self worth. And if women don't this, they're suddenly threatening the man and his territory. If this story is true, that's why the husband and his family are behaving in this manner toward his wife. They don't see that what she's doing as benefiting the family but see it as an attack and a means to undermine the male authority (because, for whatever reason, people on here think a breadwinner wife means she'll want to be the head of the household, deliberately emasculate the man and etc.).

What I don't understand is why some are convinced a woman will "take advantage" if she earns more money than her husband but somehow forget that, time and again, some men do that very thing with their wives and no one seems to focus on that. The sooner people realize that marriage is a partnership and not a race for dominance, the better quality marriage they'll have.

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Omotayor123(f): 2:50pm On Apr 22, 2017
iRepNaija1:


Exactly. I'm sure you've heard from time to time, from both men and women, that it's better to let "a man be a man." What they don't tell you is that a woman, in most cases, has to mind herself to protect the fragile male ego. That means make him feel like he's needed, let him feel like the provider, make it feel like he's wanted. It's all the things women must do to protect the man's sense of self and self worth. And if women don't this, they're suddenly threatening the man and his territory. If this story is true, that's why the husband and his family are behaving in this manner toward his wife. They don't see that what she's doing as benefiting the family but see it as an attack and a means to undermine the male authority (because, for whatever reason, people on here think a breadwinner wife means she'll want to be the head of the household, deliberately emasculate the man and etc.).

What I don't understand is why some are convinced a woman will "take advantage" if she earns more money than her husband but somehow forget that, time and again, some men do that very thing with their wives and no one seems to focus on that. The sooner people realize that marriage is a partnership and not a race for dominance, the better quality marriage they'll have.
Hmm. Nice one.
I used to say No matter how Rich or financially capable I am, I would still collect from my husband because it's his duty to provide. The only thing I can do is add to what is given. And not the common "I can fend for myself" attitude that most independent ladies portray these days.

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Hannysmilez(f): 3:19pm On Apr 22, 2017
Its the stereotype,especially in our society that men should always provide. A lot of people get threatened by things that are different from the status-quo.
Its possible the man isn't even bothered but people whom it doesn't concern are
It doesn't matter whether or not she earns six figures,a proud woman is a proud woman and a humble woman is humble.
There are women who earn a whole lot more than men. Does this mean they shouldn't get married? Just find you a good woman,if you do that;you wouldnt need to worry bout respect.


To women:Never Ever deflate yourself to make him feel good. It's not your responsibity to preserve his ego,its his. If you have it,don't pretend or wait on him-do it for yourself

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by NaeChris: 3:21pm On Apr 22, 2017
tosyne2much:
Most Nigerian men feel intimidated and they don't like to see women top them or excel more than them in all ramifications. This is very evident in our tertiary institutions and even place of work, etc

I think most men suffer from insecurity issues when their wives earn more than they do, and this is due to the fact that most ladies throw their obedience and humility to the wind the moment they earn more than their men

However, it's not that men who don't want their wives to be richer than then are enemy of progress, it's just that they don't want their ego to be shattered cheesy
Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by NaeChris: 3:22pm On Apr 22, 2017
tosyne2much:
Most Nigerian men feel intimidated and they don't like to see women top them or excel more than them in all ramifications. This is very evident in our tertiary institutions and even place of work, etc

I think most men suffer from insecurity issues when their wives earn more than they do, and this is due to the fact that most ladies throw their obedience and humility to the wind the moment they earn more than their men

However, it's not that men who don't want their wives to be richer than then are enemy of progress, it's just that they don't want their ego to be shattered cheesy
It makes the man feel INSECURE about his headship not INTIMIDATION. We all know that when a woman if financially more stable than her husband, the man or the marriage is sitting on a keg of gun powder BASED ON HOW WOMEN BEHAVE WHEN MONEY ENTER THEIR HAND. Its not bad afterall if she get money pas, but its her reaction. Many homes have been broken as a result.

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Omotayor123(f): 9:28pm On Apr 22, 2017
Hannysmilez:
Its the stereotype,especially in our society that men should always provide. A lot of people get threatened by things that are different from the status-quo.
Its possible the man isn't even bothered but people whom it doesn't concern are
It doesn't matter whether or not she earns six figures,a proud woman is a proud woman and a humble woman is humble.
There are women who earn a whole lot more than men. Does this mean they shouldn't get married? Just find you a good woman,if you do that;you wouldnt need to worry bout respect.


To women:Never Ever deflate yourself to make him feel good. It's not your responsibity to preserve his ego,its his. If you have it,don't pretend or wait on him-do it for yourself
I love the concluding part. Nice contribution dear.
Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by iRepNaija1: 2:54am On Apr 23, 2017
Omotayor123:

Hmm. Nice one.
I used to say No matter how Rich or financially capable I am, I would still collect from my husband because it's his duty to provide. The only thing I can do is add to what is given. And not the common "I can fend for myself" attitude that most independent ladies portray these days.

A person should be able to fend for themselves, despite their gender. Marriage is a partnership, about being equals. Not about what either the husband or wife should or should not be doing.

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Omotayor123(f): 2:18pm On Apr 23, 2017
iRepNaija1:


A person should be able to fend for themselves, despite their gender. Marriage is a partnership, about being equals. Not about what either the husband or wife should or should not be doing.
But most men don't agree with that. They are never Comfortable with their wife being able to fend for herself.

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Nobody: 2:50pm On Apr 23, 2017
The truth is I don't see your money or my money when it comes to my spouse to be. God blesses us to share love and wealth equally
Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by iRepNaija1: 4:30pm On Apr 23, 2017
Omotayor123:
But most men don't agree with that. They are never Comfortable with their wife being able to fend for herself.

Well, just like women need learn to be financially independent and not expect their husbands to be the sole providers, men need to learn that a woman is her own person and has the right to fend for herself.

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Hannysmilez(f): 7:25pm On Apr 23, 2017
Omotayor123:
I love the concluding part. Nice contribution dear.
Thanks hon
Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Respectman12(m): 12:59pm On Apr 28, 2017
I enjoy reading most of the comments here. Nice contributions so far.
Personally don't mind my wife being richer so far she's isn't proud. All what we acquire in life will be later pass to our children. so why the hate here?

I wonder why this thread isn't on FP yet!
Lalasticlala you should put this thread on FP. it's more meaningful and educative for mature soul.

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by robosky02(m): 3:11pm On Apr 28, 2017
ok
Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by toxxyn: 3:13pm On Apr 28, 2017
only in naija
Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Cherlene(f): 3:15pm On Apr 28, 2017
Mynd44:

Part of the reason why men dont like when their wife is richer is because they want to dominate the woman but the more financialy independent a person (male or female), the less possible it is to doninate that person. So they say a richer woman will be proud but it is that she will not agree to be subjugated.

They also seem to think a richer wife won't have time to take care of the home. They want a maid as a wife who will be in the kitchen or in the bed.

Personally, if I have a wife that's richer, better for us as the family have more disposable income and the standard of living rises. I dont see the need to control my wife as we are partners, we can just be ourselves.

And on the issue of taking care of the house, my wife is not a maid. I will rather employ a maid and pay the maid to do that. Heck, aint nothing sexier than your wife going for a board meeting and coning back to "thank" you for supporting her prepare for it.

But then again, what do I know? I dont even have a GF.

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by xynerise: 3:18pm On Apr 28, 2017
We have a little percentage of women that won't get intoxicated when they are richer than the husband.

But the bread winner, she will remind you of your responsibilities one day.

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Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by positivelord: 3:20pm On Apr 28, 2017
INTROVERT:
Questions is, who sent her packing?

LET ME SPEAK FOR THE GUYS before you answer the above.
First of all she, like many others may have lost respect for our husband because 'richer' than them. She suddenly becomes proud and pompous to do household chores etc because she dishes out more dough.


Nne you will go places if you continue reasoning like this.....
To hell with car and house if she have to turn me into her rag
Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Bahddo(m): 3:22pm On Apr 28, 2017
I don't mind a billionaire for a wife. We would conquer the world together smiley
Re: When Your Wife Is Richer Than You by Nobody: 3:23pm On Apr 28, 2017
xynerise:
We have a little percentage of women that won't get intoxicated when they are richer than the husband.

But the bread winner, she will remind you of your responsibilities one day.
No need to say more.

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