MY SHOES

Hello lovelies. So i did a post for the3six5ng project which was posted on the 15th of June, 2013 and i thought to share here. It is a project that hopes to get 365 Nigerian views about the Nigerian life whether writers are resident in Nigeria or not.

The post should have a maximum of 365 words, including an appropriate visual which you have created. The intent is to create a crowd sourced diary, so it is important that your post reflects a day of your life and to give our readers a sense of ‘you’.

Here's my post:

Cute shoes, yes?

I have a high school graduation to attend at Adesoye but i'm feeling lethargic. My friend called to ask about my trip. He also asked if I had breakfast and I said no then he launches into a story about how his wife made moi moi for breakfast and he wanted to take one only for her to say she made just enough for her and the kids. She figured he always took care of himself besides, "Toin (that's me) should sort you out."

SayWhatNow?

See, a wife who thinks i'm 'sorting out' her husband is very worrisome. Even more so because we don't have that kind of relationship. I never 'sort' him out and I don't know how my name came up in that conversation. What is more worrisome is, a few days ago, his girlfriend (yea, he has a girlfriend) who is getting married in November to a guy she says she doesn't feel anything for, asked him if he has feelings for me. You see, she feels insecure and is wondering if he is already trying to replace her with me. *RME*

A wife is worried about her husband's ordinary friend when there is a legit girlfriend she should be worried about and a girlfriend is worried about an ordinary friend of her married boyfriend. It would be funny if it wasn't ridiculous. Nollywood all the way, no?

See,  I generally mind my business. When I see you entering a ditch, I tell you and if you insist on sinking, I let you sink. After all, it's your life. Mr. Married-guy made some moves a long time ago but I shut it down and consequently and firmly brother-zoned him.

I remember him saying he would get a kiss, probably when he does something mind-blowing for me.

Me: In your dreams.

What worries me now is that I hate drama in my life. In someone else's life, totally but not in mine. How do i even get myself mixed up in these situations?

I'm not complaining about my shoes. It can be fun...mostly but this isn't quite funny anymore.

Time to lose the closeness.

Another day in my drama filled world. #DeepSigh 

You can check the post out here too. To be a part of the project, check here and here for more details.

Kisses. I'll be back.

RE: WIFEY MATERIAL

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So i read Original Mgbeke's latest blog which was very interesting. I'll summarise. She was with 3 of her male friends and one of them mentioned how pissed he was when he once asked a girlfriend to help him clean his bathroom and she said no. He shared the said bathroom with his brother. He also went further to say that it showed she wasn't domesticated and wife-able which was probably why she still wasn't married (he's engaged to someone else).

Apparently, to increase your wife material, forget Guinea brocade and lace, you have to get on fours and scrub his bathroom to your heart's content. Please read it here. Mgbeks said "Standing in a kitchen and looking cute while turning some fragrant stew in a pot is one matter. To clean a man’s bathroom is an entirely different matter" I could not agree more. Sometimes i wonder if guys realise that they are also "auditioning" for the role of husband, same as they expect women to audition. Unfortunately, we can't blame the men. Some of our sister's have made it a point to stoop down...literally to the whims of our dear brothers who in turn take it as their birth right to enjoy the dividends of 'the lordship'.

Don't get me wrong, if your hobby is cleaning and cooking, like, you see a broom and your spirit can not resist sweeping, then please sweep away but if you think doing that would hook you a man, then you are strictly on your own. Personally, if i find a deserving man who loves and respects me and all of that, i would oh so cater to him without being who i'm not. I really don't want to believe our men are this shallow though because women could easily become your slut/chef/laundry lady just to get you to put a ring on it. So when a girl does all these and she gets the ring, her real self comes out and guys start complaining that she's changed. Then again, i'm single so what do i know.

This whole thing reminds me of someone who dated this guy for about 11 years. I think she was 19 when they met and he was 30. She cooked and cleaned and when he was horny, he only needed to call and she would go flying to fulfill his every need. There's probably more to that story. He was her first and he finally broke up with her last year because he said his mom didn't approve. I blame the girl too for not ending things sooner. Mr. Man got married to a 26year old diva early this year. I wish i could dish more on this but my friend would kill me.

So there, if you like scrub the whole Lagos/Ibadan expressway, cook like you are competing to be the next Food Network champion, clean like you are the next Clean House Host, or practice all the Kama Sutra positions to perfection, babe, if he won't marry you, he won't.

If you are married please be honest. Did you play this "Cater to You" card to get hooked? You can use anonymous if you feel more comfortable but honest answers please so the rest of us can stop making mouth and join the band wagon lol.

P.S: Wait though, that's Madona on all fours. If she can do it, who am i to complain? *goes in search of scrubbing brush* #ikid

Kisses