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Albarkawrites Nigeria
Student, writer. @ Federal University Oye-Ekiti
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In People and Society 2 min read
The Marriage Propaganda I'm Not Falling For.
<p><p><br/></p><ul><li><strong><em>That marriage is a must for every woman.</em></strong></li></ul><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I must be married before 25, and anything after that should cause me depression.</em></strong></li></ul><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><ul><li><strong><em>That I must be a slave to my husband, his family, or my marriage.</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should lose myself, my spark, my dreams, and my source of income just because I am married.</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should be the only one responsible for the house chores, cooking, and taking care of the home, even when my husband is available and less busy.</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I shouldn’t address my husband by his name because he is the “husband.”</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I shouldn’t gift or do something special for my husband just because he is the “husband.”</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should go through pregnancy alone because he is busy with work and I shouldn’t disturb him.</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should go through labour and baby’s stress alone.</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should be responsible for giving him a particular gender. Na me dey create?</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should always cook. (Kiloshey take-out once in a while?)</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should suffer in marriage just so my children will be successful. (My children will be successful no matter what.)</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should accept insults, violence, oppression, or disrespect just because he is my husband.</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should endure cheating because “men are naturally polygamous.”</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should forgive repeatedly without seeing genuine change.</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should remain silent whenever something hurts me just to keep the peace.</em></strong></li></ul><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should stay in an unhappy or toxic marriage because of “What will people say?”</em></strong></li></ul><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should accept the bare minimum because “at least he provides.”</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That my worth as a woman is determined by whether I am married or have children.</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That being financially independent makes me disrespectful or difficult to control.</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should watch my husband struggle when I know I can help him, or refuse to help simply because “a man should provide.”</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><br/></p><p><ul><li><strong><em>That I should always choose marriage over my happiness, safety, identity, and self-respect.</em></strong></li></ul></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Some things are just out of it. 😒</em></strong></p><p><strong><em><br/></em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Marriage this, marriage that...</em></strong></p></p>

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