Posting 10 random pieces of hard won insight into women and relationships, especially for young men.

Anyone feel free to take if, as, and where applicable though.

1. You can negotiate many things with a partner, never affection or respect. If those don't exist, cut your losses.
2. Nobody that truly loves you will ask you to give up your dreams for them. This is particularly true for men.

Your ambitions are the essence of who you are as a human being. If they love you, they will support you in whatever you want to do.
3. Your woman, if she is a good one, can & will support you financially if she has to. But only for a while.

Over time, she will resent you for your lack of providence if this persists.

It isn't that she doesn't have the money, it just isn't how women are built. Few exceptions.
4. If you get married, never imagine that your in-laws are your family in the same way your immediate one is.

As with everything, loyalties remain to kin and blood. As do motivations in conflict and success.

Love and respect them if you will, but understand this to the letter.
5. You work twice as hard as a man with a woman.

This is deeper than appears.

Only you decide if your relationship is worth the effort.
6. You will continue to develop, educate, and refine yourself as a man over your lifetime.

Not only does this retain your attractiveness as a partner, it is the call of the self-respecting man.

Women have the luxury of staying the same without much social cost, men don't.
7. Women love being spoilt rotten.

This is true without exception.

Anyone that tells you different is either being dishonest with you or with themselves.
8. Love is magical, all-consuming and powerful. But not enough to sustain a relationship over time.

It is the glue that binds couples together, but not the incense that keeps the flame burning.

Practicalities do.
9. Women change. They also don't.

Will not explain.
10. Honour your parents, go to war for your siblings.

Nourish, protect, and defend your significant other.

The end.
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