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Nobody Wants to Hear This, But I'll Say It Anyway

Look, I'm tired of pretending. I'm tired of watching people make the same mistakes over and over, and nobody is brave enough to tell them the truth because we're all scared of being called "old school" or "judgmental."

But you know what? Someone has to say it.

Your Relationship Is Failing Because You're Selfish

Yes, I said it. Most of you are not ready for relationships because all you think about is yourself. What can I get? What can he do for me? How will she make my life better? What's in it for me?

That's not love. That's not even close to love. That's just using another human being for your own benefit.

And then you wonder why it doesn't work out. You wonder why he left. You wonder why she cheated. You wonder why you keep attracting the wrong people.

It's because you yourself are wrong. You're approaching the whole thing wrong.

Let Me Tell You What Nobody Told Me

When I was younger, I thought I knew everything about relationships. I watched movies, I read books, I saw people on social media looking happy. I thought, "yeah, I got this."

I didn't have anything.

I entered my first serious relationship thinking my partner was supposed to complete me, make me happy, solve my problems, and basically exist to make my life better. And when that didn't happen, I was angry. I felt cheated. I thought I picked the wrong person.

But the problem wasn't the person I picked. The problem was me. I was immature. I was selfish. I didn't understand what building a life with someone actually means.

Here's What They Don't Show You on Social media

They don't show you the part where you have to sacrifice. They don't show you the mornings when you're both tired and frustrated but you still have to be kind to each other. They don't show you the times when money is tight and you have to choose between what you want and what the family needs.

They don't show you that love is actually work. Real, hard, everyday work.

Not the romantic comedy type of work where you have one big fight, one big gesture, and everything is perfect again. No. It's the quiet, boring, repetitive work of choosing to be patient when you want to snap. Choosing to listen when you want to talk. Choosing to stay when you want to run.

The Ladies... Let's Talk

I see you posting "I'm a queen and I deserve to be treated like one." Cool. But do you behave like a queen?

Because a real queen doesn't sit around demanding to be served. A real queen builds. She works. She contributes. She has dignity. She has standards, yes, but she also has substance.

You can't demand royal treatment when you don't have royal character. You can't demand that a man takes care of you when you have nothing to offer except your body and your attitude. You can't demand loyalty when you're not loyal. You can't demand respect when you don't respect yourself.

And stop with this "if he wanted to, he would" nonsense. Yes, that's partially true. But you know what else is true? If you were worth it, he would want to.

I'm not saying you're worthless. I'm saying maybe you need to look at yourself and ask: am I the kind of woman a good man would fight for? Or am I just another girl with a pretty face and empty character?

The Guys... Your Tur

You're not off the hook either. You think because you have money or a car or you're good-looking, you can treat women like disposable options. You think commitment is a trap. You think settling down means losing your freedom.

And that's why you're 35, still living like you're 22, still playing games, still collecting bodies like trophies, and wondering why you feel empty inside.

Let me tell you something - the women you're using for fun? They're somebody's daughter. They could be somebody's future wife. And the way you're treating them is destroying them little by little. You think it's just casual. They're catching feelings and getting hurt.

And then when you finally want to settle down, you'll meet a good woman, but you won't know how to treat her. Because you spent years training yourself to be a player instead of a partner.

You'll meet the right one at the wrong time because you wasted your right time on the wrong ones.

**Marriage Is Not What You Think It Is**

TV lied to you. Your favorite couple on Instagram is lying to you. Even some of your married friends are lying to you because they don't want to admit they're struggling.

Marriage is not 50/50. Some days it's 80/20. Some days one person is carrying everything because the other person can't. And that's okay. That's partnership.

Marriage is not constant happiness. Some days you'll be so frustrated with your spouse you'll want to scream. And the next day you'll remember why you chose them.

Marriage is not passion and romance every day. Most days it's just... existing together. Paying bills together. Raising kids together. Making decisions together. And somehow, in all that boring routine, if you chose right and you're both committed, you find something deeper than passion. You find partnership. You find peace.

What You Should Actually Be Looking For

Stop looking for someone who excites you. Excitement fades.

Look for someone who calms you. Someone who makes you want to be better. Someone whose values match yours. Someone you can pray with. Someone you can build with.

Look for character, not charisma. Look for consistency, not intensity. Look for someone who shows up, not someone who shows off.

And ladies, stop looking for a man who will fund your lifestyle. Look for a man who will lead your family. There's a difference.

Guys, stop looking for a woman who will boost your ego. Look for a woman who will build your home. There's a difference.
The Uncomfortable Truth

Most of you reading this are not ready for marriage. Not because you're young. Not because you don't have money. But because you're still selfish, immature, and you haven't done the inner work.

You haven't dealt with your childhood wounds. You haven't healed from your past relationships. You haven't learned patience. You haven't learned sacrifice. You haven't learned what commitment actually means.

And until you do that work on yourself, you'll keep attracting the wrong people. Or worse, you'll attract the right person and ruin it because you're not ready.

If you're single, stop rushing. Use this time to work on yourself. Build your character. Build your career. Build your relationship with God. Heal. Grow. Learn.

If you're in a relationship, stop playing games. Either commit to building something real or let that person go. Stop wasting their time while you're "figuring things out." You're not confused. You're just comfortable and scared of commitment.

And if you're about to get married, make sure it's for the right reasons. Not because you're tired of dating. Not because your mates are married. Not because you're getting old. Not because you're pregnant. But because you found someone you genuinely want to build a life with, and you're both ready to do the work.

Finally, I know this is harsh. I know some of you are upset reading this. Good. Sometimes we need to be uncomfortable to wake up.

I'm not writing this to insult you. I'm writing this because I care. Because I'm tired of seeing good people destroy themselves in bad relationships. Because I'm tired of seeing marriages fail that could have succeeded if people just knew better.

You deserve real love. But you won't find it if you keep approaching relationships with the wrong mindset.

Do better. Be better.

That's it. That's the message.

UniVars🎓

The Virtue the Woke Generation Lost

Why You Cannot Microwave a Marriage
One of the biggest problems with this "woke generation" is impatience. You want everything instantly. Instant success. Instant wealth. Instant perfect relationships.
But that is not how life works. And that is definitely not how lasting relationships are built.
You Want Instant Perfection
Today, people enter a relationship and expect their partner to be perfect immediately. No flaws. No mistakes. No disagreements. No adjustments needed.
The moment you discover your boyfriend or girlfriend has weaknesses, you want to quit. "He is not romantic enough." "She nags too much." "We argue sometimes." "I am not feeling the spark anymore."
And you break up. You move to the next person. And the cycle continues. Because you have not learned that perfect people do not exist and perfect relationships do not happen instantly.
Building Takes Time
Our parents and grandparents understood something we have forgotten: relationships require time, patience, and work.
They spent time understanding each other. They learned each other's strengths and weaknesses. They discovered how to communicate. They figured out how to resolve conflicts. They adjusted to each other. They grew together.
This process took time. Months. Years. But the result was a strong foundation for marriage.
You Cannot Microwave a Marriage
You cannot fast-forward the process of building a relationship. There are no shortcuts. You cannot skip the phase of learning each other and jump straight to a perfect marriage.
Just like you cannot microwave a child from infant to adult, you cannot microwave a relationship from dating to lasting marriage. Growth takes time.
What Patience Looks Like
Patience means:

Staying when things get difficult, not running at the first challenge
Learning how your partner communicates and adjusting
Working through disagreements instead of breaking up
Giving each other grace to make mistakes and grow
Building trust slowly over time through consistency
Understanding that love deepens with time, not just excitement

The Social Media Lie
Social media has lied to you. You see couples posting their highlight reels—the romantic moments, the expensive dates, the perfect photos—and you think that is what relationships look like every day.
You do not see the arguments they had before that perfect photo. You do not see the compromise it took to plan that trip. You do not see the work happening behind the scenes.
So you compare your real relationship with their edited highlights, and you think something is wrong with yours. You think you deserve better. You think the grass is greener elsewhere.
But the truth is: every relationship requires work. Every couple has challenges. Every marriage has seasons of difficulty.
The Generation That Quits Too Soon
This generation quits too soon. You quit your relationship before you have truly tried to make it work. You quit before you have learned patience. You quit before you have discovered what you are capable of building together.
And then you wonder why you keep dating but never find lasting love.
The Challenge
Stop looking for perfect. Start working towards better. Stop expecting instant results. Start investing time and patience. Stop comparing your relationship to social media fantasies. Start building something real.
Learn patience. Learn compromise. Learn communication. Learn commitment.
Because you cannot cheat nature. Lasting things take time.

UniVars 🎓
African Values, Lasting Unions

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A married woman seeking such serious Marriage-related advice from a Single woman is weird though!

Away from that, all other wives, except for valid reasons of not coming back for the festivities, would help out if they were around.

House chores, especially kitchen affairs are not an easy task to do but then…

But then, it shouldn’t be much of a big deal for the woman to go as far as complaining and seeking for advice in this case.

Okay, plot twist, lets say it was another of her husband’s brother’s wife that was around at this period.
How would she feel if she hears that the said woman is complaining about helping her husband with food cooking?!

Or say, it was her own brothers that were around, and their wives are absent, would she act or speak this way?!

Lets not ruin great Unions with little issues!

Festive Season Holiday: Married woman seeks counsel as she gets b¥rnt out from cooking and cleaning for her in-laws in the village

Kaiii 💔💔💔💔💔

Three persons from the same parents?!

What a tragic startoff for the new year

May their souls rest well✝️

Credit: Instablog9ja

Its a very blessed new year and i wish to welcome everyone into it. Let us make every day count and every act; a blessing.

The younger and single ones are the ones that i am particularly directing this first message to, because you are at a critical stage in your lives where the decisions you make today will shape your tomorrow and determine the kind of family you will build.

… and it is particularly on the relationship aspect, which has become a major concern in our generation and something we must address with all seriousness if we want to see lasting marriages and happy homes.

Seeing how jeopardized the dating pool has been for the younger ones and particularly, we Africans, who are supposed to be custodians of strong family values and cultural heritage that promotes healthy relationships and stable homes.

It is worthy of sounding this 'kickstarter-cry' to alert us of how you have been dating wrongly, because if we continue on this path, we will keep seeing broken engagements, failed marriages, and homes that do not stand the test of time.

Most relationships are transactional, as against how it used to be in the generations before us, when our parents and grandparents dated with the intention of building something lasting, with genuine love, respect, and commitment as their foundation.

When actually, nothing beats dating purposefully, where both parties know what they want, are clear about their intentions, and are willing to invest time and effort into building a relationship that can transition into a strong and stable marriage.

The females now demand that they be taken care of, or given baby girl treatments before they can be in a relationship with their male counterparts! They make it a condition that men must meet certain financial standards, shower them with gifts, fund their lifestyle, and treat them like queens before they can even consider giving them a chance, forgetting that a relationship should be built on mutual respect, understanding, and genuine connection, not on what a man can provide materially.

The men on the other hand, tend to go for looks and physiques that are bulk of the time, sexually appealing, and forgetting that character and family values can never be over emphasized, because when you marry looks alone, you will wake up one day and realize that beauty fades but character remains, and it is character that will determine whether your home will be peaceful or chaotic, whether your children will be well-raised or spoiled, and whether your marriage will be a blessing or a burden.

Some do not have the patience to mingle and co-exist with their boyfriends/girlfriends. As per "woke" generation, they want everything instant, everything perfect, and everything easy, without realizing that building a strong relationship takes time, requires understanding each other's strengths and weaknesses, learning how to communicate effectively, resolving conflicts maturely, and growing together as individuals and as a couple.

This actually is one of the challenges eating off the natural order laid by God, because He designed relationships to follow certain principles that lead to happiness and fulfillment, but when we ignore these principles and follow worldly trends and societal pressures, we end up frustrated, disappointed, and wondering why our relationships keep failing.

You cannot cheat nature,
God is nature.

Again, I wish you a very blessed 2026!

UniVars🎉