LUCAS

I'm not your typical Nigerian girlfriend who shamelessly makes a man responsible for every bill. I've paid a man's electricity bills every month, bought his groceries every week while shopping for mine, made sure his favourite perfume never ran out, and taken responsibility for his skincare because I was the one who introduced him to it. The monthly allowance he gave me wasn't even enough to cover all these things, but I didn't mind because I earned more than him and I understood the genuine intention behind his giving. I know how to receive, but I also know how to show up financially for a man I genuinely care about. Love should never be a one-way transaction.

Women contribute far more to relationships and marriages than some of you are willing to admit. A woman can support her man, run a home, make sacrifices and even contribute financially. So why is paying your woman a monthly allowance suddenly a problem? If you expect her to show up for you financially, emotionally and otherwise, why shouldn't she also enjoy being financially taken care of?