A number of days ago i read a write-up by Stella Damasus on 'how to keep your man' and quite honestly i didn't think much of it. I was going to post it but then i forgot and even when i remebered i decided against it because quite frankly i just didn't think it made a lot of sense (my humble, very humble opinion). Today i stumbled on this one which the comedian posted on his facebook page and thought i might as well share. He referred to Stella's write-up a number of times. i'm going to look for hers and post it too.. but enjoy his own after the cut and tell me what you think
Sometime back, in March, I was advising a babe on how to make a man stay. Some comments posted in reply to my
status were that men are only controlled by their third legs, money, yansh,
boobs, beauty and ego. I tried to highlight a very serious point that babes were
missing.
And that is, EVERYMAN WANTS BETTER. WE DO NOT
WANT TO FEEL THE ONE WE LET GO WAS BETTER.
Not too long ago, I read some wild and wide
criticism that greeted what Stella Damasus wrote about keeping a man. To some,
wrong as they were, Stella had no business telling anyone how to keep a man. I
believe she does. I actually think she knows more than she revealed.
Growing up in Ojo Cantonment, my Dad and I were walking back from his friend from a Soldier in the Education Corp of the Nigerian Army, from Gongola state who had been made a Major. Just as we took a turn, from the officers' mess, a naked mad man was running towards us from the opposite direction, shouting Mad Man... Mad man... To my surprise, My Dad, who was a military man, told us to run for cover. So he dragged me behind a kerosine tank, pushed me to the ground and kept looking to see what the mad man was running from. Meanwhile, Some two Fulani men who used to come into the barracks regularly to read palms of anyone who yielded their hands to them, had been walking behind us, before we took cover. They kept walking.
I nearly laughed when I saw them make a Uturn,
and took off after the mad man that had run pass us, it now looked like they
were chasing the mad man that was shouting "Maaaaaad man!"
On the heels of the Fulani palm readers was
another mad man, brandishing a UTC cutlass . Not Machete. Cutlass. The type used
in felling trees. That type that reminded one of Prince Nico Nbaga's bell bottom
trousers back then. He was swinging the weapon of death as he pursued... It
became obvious to us from where we were crouched that the madman had no one in
mind as a target. He was after anyone he could lay his eyes on. Because, soon as
the Fulani men, vanished at the end of the Block, he gave up on that chase and
followed one Man selling Festac 77 sleeveless Adire. Mr Adire seller was
actually laughing at the way the Fulani men took to their heels. So, this time I
had to laugh when I saw how the amusement on his face changed into fright. He
took off and jumped across the gutter by Palmy Bus stop. He continued running
even after the machete carrying mad man hand found new targets.
Sorry I digressed. Hope you are still with
me.
My Dad later told me a proverb in URHOBO, "AVUE
ODIERO, NE EKI VHENRHEE!" Which means you do not need to tell a deaf man that
there is chaos and uncontrollable commotion in the market. He can see. That's
all he needs.
Back to Stella DAMASUs' write up. We are not all perfect. That said, when a Musician writes a love song, do you stop listening to the love song or letting the lyrics connect to your relationship because the singer has divorced 8 times or has not been able to hold a relationship longer than 3 months? I don't think so. I think STELLA did well. If you like go call police.
Back to the HASHTAG I talked about earlier,
#WhatMadeYourGuyLeaveYou.Many ladies missed the point as they always often do.
They were talking about how men are polygamous in nature, Cheats, irresponsible, not ready for commitment,
gigolos, lack ambition, lack self control, think with their third legs... BLA
BLA BLA.
I need to mention at this time, that i was at that time preparing to talk to young ladies who were looking to settle down and finding the right guy. And to tell you the truth, a lot of the ladies missed the whole point by a mile or 2. They need to read STELLA DAMASUS' piece.
It's easy for a lady to say, a guy was not
serious that's why the relationship broke up. Or to say, he used her and dumped
her for another lady. Fine. That is what they think made the guy leave. But to
be honest, was that all there was to it?
I would like you to know that, that is not
entirely the truth. A guy would always weigh his options. He would want to know
if he is getting the best. Or if he can see the best coming soon.
ABEG OOO
Before a lot of ladies eat me raw, let me explain. I do agree that it's a two way street, but I can only speak for the WAY I HAVE BEEN ON. I AM AS STRAIGHT AS THEY COME. I KNOW AND HAVE KNOWN ONLY WOMEN.
Have you as a babe listed some CORE 10 things
that you think you have that will make a guy not want to leave you? Do you also
have some other unique things that a guy will not get anywhere else? Ok, lets
agree he likes your breast, your bum bum and your soft
body. What has any of those got to do with respect, the tone with which you talk
to him, showing you are happy to be the one he chose, supporting his dreams...
Does he like blowjobs? Do you give him same? Does he like talking? Do you
listen? Some girls are funny, they will admit to knowing that the other girl
bests them in several departments, yet still say, they don't know why he moved
on to her. Really???
There several things that makes a man make up
his mind that it is you or otherwise. DONT get it twisted... If he finds out
that someone has 15 CORE things that you have only 3 of and even the 3 are
sometimes canceled out by the bad things like nagging, pride, greed...that have
formed your character. Your own don set. You are sitting there comparing
yourself to someone who has 13 things, more than you and is willing to tolerate
his weaknesses and learn more. Yet you are quick to say, you don't know what he
sees in "that girl". Hey girlfriend, your beauty stands no where near the towering personality and good heart
"that girl" has. Better recognize.
I know I have stepped on that last nerve you
have been tolerating me with. OYA delete me. I even need space to add people who
tolerate and think like I do.
I rest my case.
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