Referring to some claims by a fellow blogger Myne Whitman, http://www.mynewhitmanwrites.com/2012/11/kinds-of-nigerian-husbands-and-wives.html?m=1 Monday, November 19, 2012
Kinds of Nigerian Husbands and Wives
The author never made it a source for racial prejudice or mockery towards any family setting but some very important fallacies of the Nigerian family could be arguably seen to be pure fantasies,the fact that Nigerian homes rarely get to court does not in any way make them disneyland.
Kinds of Nigerian Husbands
IGBO HUSBAND
loyal, He maintains monogamy, very yielding/gullible, Gives you access to all his assets, Follows your advice and directions to the letter, Spends money on you. However, unromantic-Romance is limited to spending money, spending money and spending money, May be semi-literate or illiterate, May marry you early and deny you of access to life/youth, More likely to be crude and unrefined, Always has a large family to cater to and take care of plus apprentices etc, May not be presentable, May be horrible in bed and/or sexually illiterate/unwillin g to explore.
#note: that this description begs the question “which of this qualities is enough reason to keep the family together#
YORUBA HUSBAND
Could be very romantic (needs proper investigation), Could be caring, Tries to maintain leadership(or tyranny?) in the home, Disciplines kids well (batters them?), More white-collar career inclined, Literacy level is usually high,
Minus
More likely to philander, More likely to eventually marry another wife, More likely to marry you for your money/connections, Could be highly assertive, Most times you would take care of yourself after a while, You may eventually separate with nothing to show for it, Family members may be given priority.
EDO HUSBAND
Plus
Believes in marriage, Takes care of you and your needs.
Minus
May end up not taking full care of the kids, Could be very harsh, Does not take any nonsense, You may end up taking care of him, You can’t cheat on him.
URHOBO HUSBAND
Plus
Believes in marriage, Takes care of you and your needs.
Minus
You may end up taking care of him, You cant cheat on him.
EFIK HUSBAND
Plus
Will effectively take care of the culinary activities in your absence, Is usually very religious, Hardworking, Good in bed, Quite organised and clean.
Minus
Be prepared to have 12 kids, Your cooking may not be good enough, He will either be very ugly or very handsome. no line between. He will also either be very short or very tall. Same with your kids, Prepare to have a husband like 25 years older than you in his fifties.
HAUSA HUSBAND
Plus
Hardly believes in premarital sex, Very religious, Takes care of you
Minus
You may be wife number 4, You may be wife number 4 at 14, You have absolutely no say in anything, anywhere and anytime
Kinds of Nigerian Wives
URHOBO WIFE
Plus
Always loyal/faithfully( cheating is outright abomination)
Minus
Argumentative, stubborn, alcholic tendencies, some level of gra- gra, very very very vocal, She respects you with serious warning., Very sharp and wise to take action.
YORUBA WIFE
Plus
Very respectful to husband, Very respectful to in-laws, Most times educated, Yielding and submissive, Likes sex.
Minus
Would most likely have had one kid for another man before you and after you, Will most likely cheat at 65% with one Uncle or Oga at office, Possibly give you another man’s kid in between your kids, Tells her mother or sisters or friends everything, May jazz
The article from which most of the assertive statements above are sourced could sound like it makes too many general statements but in all many of the points made depict dysfunctional family settings that would rarely involve truly shared friendship and companionship which should be the major purpose of marriage, lots of families end up as partners, co-tenants, shareholders, sex mates, anything but lovers. The big question is “what’s missing in Nigerian homes?” As many as read this article are encouraged to make comments because you could be helping someone mend their homes.
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