“I Cheat When He Doesn’t Give Me Money”: 3 Women on Financial Dependence in Nigerian Relationships
On Nigerian Twitter, men who “pay for everything” have become the gold standard. But is financial imbalance in romance as harmless as it seems? Three women share their stories of dating men who cover every expense. Demilade*, 21, manages three benefactors by billing them 200–400k naira monthly. She won’t trade money for sex, but her lifestyle, spending habits and safety suffer. Rosemary*, 23, relies on her boyfriend for food and transport. She tolerates insults and struggles with the debt of gratitude that makes leaving feel impossible. Olamide*, 22, enjoys a half-million-naira allowance and luxury gifts. Yet she cheats when allowances fall and fears the stress of supporting herself. Their accounts expose how allowances can buy comfort, control and conflict—and challenge what independence means in modern Nigerian dating.
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