WE160: Date and the African Men
African men detest anything that makes them less manly. This culture had been inherent in the blood that flows through our veins and so would never accept a date offer from a lady, most especially the first. Not because we don't want it but because we believe it doesn't connote the attributes of strength, responsibility, headship, and manliness. Unfortunately, I have such a kind of blood circulating in my veins and thoughts. I like to be incharge and anything that makes me feel less of this, I decline. The feeling of being in control as a man ( The African man) is priceless, I may not really call this pride, even the ladies want men who possess these attributes , so it becomes a response to their call.
I've once had a date offer from a lady. She was a friend of mine who somehow wanted to appreciate me for friendship. I didn't directly decline it but prayed it never holds to avoid what I'll tag "The shame of irresponsibility" - The date didn't happen and I was glad things went the way it did. Since that moment, I've tried to avoid putting myself in a position where a girl would offer me a date. I don't know how I do it but it just happens, where a lady feels I'm capable of paying for any date. To be honest, even though I feel the joy of this manliness, I secretly desire for a lady who would look beyond the appearance of my manliness and offer to pay for a date, either first or the subsequent ones.
Sometimes I wish I didn't have this blood running in me, sometimes I wish I could be pampered, but No! That's not the African men's way. We've been made to believe we are strong and is head over the women and so we have the guard that says
That's African. The man wants to be in charge, in control. But there is nothing wrong when a lady gets to be the one to book or call for a date.
Modernization has cleared all that African thoughts if you asked me.
Yeah, it's not a bad thing for a lady to take the initiative if the guy is mature to understand that she's not been cheap, especially for the Africans (Nigerians)
Ahahhah.
Now, I get you.
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It is a matter of culture, training, in my case I have never asked a man out, I prefer him to take the initiative and leadership in courtship. Not for control, but because it shows respect, security and confidence.
All in the same page. The control doesn't mean slavery but leadership.
But sometimes it's good to take the initiative, secretly we might just want that
Please where do you meet ladies that ask you out on a date because over here where I am most of them play the hard to get game and if you don't ask you are on your own
It's not the location that matters I think. Just how well one plays his card with them
Then you would need to show your card because I need who will pamper me
How much would you pay for this card?