The Average Nigerian Girl

YOU'RE AS WRONG AS I AM. Have you ever been in an argument with your sibling about something that happened like a year or months ago. You go all insisting that it actually happened in a particular way but your sibling doesn't agree with you because he/she maintains it never happened like that, and the argument goes on and on until one person decides to give up. However, maybe some days or weeks later, something else happens that makes you realise your sibling was actually right about his argument and you're suddenly like "oh wow I thought I was right" Or another situation where you finished preparing for an exam, brushed through your jottings,  revising over and over again before entering the exam hall. Then in the hall you see a very easy but tricky question (which you've already read before the exam) and your brain immediately gives you an answer which was very correct and you tick. Then after the exam you go back to your book, only to realize

The just concluded Valentine's day surely came with a lot of fuss here and about. Everyone anticipated the media blowups of engagements coupled with boxes of chocolates, roses, teddies, rings and all sort of things that keep us 'woowing' and 'awwwning'. There were lots of memes teasing the 'singles' and their funny/bitter reactions to activities of those in sweet relationships which kept the valentine fever burning. And finally the day came and just as anticipated, they were noises all over social media, people got engaged, others were met with mind blowing surprises, some received cute gifts and loving appreciations. But just as the celebrations were ongoing, of course there were others who had quite the opposite. Sadly, some lost their relationships on that very day, probably after they caught their boyfriends or girlfriends hooking up with significant others asides them (heartbreak) I personally saw this clip of a girl threatening her boyfriend af

So basically this is the 21st century and everyone is trying so hard to keep head above waters. When we hear that statement 'keeping head above waters', what really comes to mind? Trying to make ends meet right? Working all day everyday to have a very comfortable life without stress right? But my question is why??? Why is it that admist these already available worries of life, we still see people who come up with things to add even extra headache to the ones we are already suffering as humans. For instance, you see a man with a very minimal paying job,  happily married with a wife and kids whom he's struggling to take care of, but still see that same man eyeing fat Amaka with big 'bum bum' and infact promising her heaven and earth, the one he hasn't even experienced himself o! Habaaaa Oga wetin you dey find??? My people why add stress to your life like that nau! Or is it a girl who hasn't completed schooling, no job, and from a very average family? W