Society actively moulds little girls to be aspirational wives to fictitious husbands. Little boys are let to just be, never burdened. Boys only really think of a wife once they’ve outgrown their mother’s care and look to shift that domestic responsibility to another woman.
“Don’t become a pilot so you’ll have time to take care of your husband”
- I was 5.
“Don’t bother choosing surgery so you won’t be too busy to take care of your husband & kids.”
- 3rd year of med school.
“All these japa plans, what if your husband wants to remain in Nigeria?”
