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Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Nobody: 9:03am On Sep 01, 2023
Good day nlanders,I will make this short as possible.

I arrived France early this year(January) for my postgraduate studies

Just after some months,I met an eu guy. It was love at first sight. He is good looking,well to do,takes care of me ,and infact I am begining to feel that the talk of western men not spending on women is a myth.

He proposed august and I was excited but worried about how fast things moved. I am yet to get used to this new environment .

I informed my parents but they are not as excited I am reasons being that they wanted me to settle with a Nigerian with papers. They have been citing how westerners don't value marriage,easily divorce etc but I am cool with him.

He plans to adopt my daughter and I bring her over,but my parents insist on my daughter growing in Nigeria till she is 18 so that she doesn't get polluted with LGBTQ,atheism and other strange influences .

I am really confused about everything and have been praying for God guidance.

What if the Nigerian men in diaspora are not forthcoming?but they don't see it this way.

I will be waiting in the comment section.
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by dawnomike(m): 9:09am On Sep 01, 2023
Oruebube2024:
Good day nlanders,I will make this short as possible.

I arrived France early this year(January) for my postgraduate studies

Just after some months,I met an eu guy. It was love at first sight. He is good looking,well to do,takes care of me ,and infact I am begining to feel that the talk of western men not spending on women is a myth.

He proposed august and I was excited but worried about how fast things moved. I am yet to get used to this new environment .

I informed my parents but they are not as excited I am reasons being that they wanted me to settle with a Nigerian with papers. They have been citing how westerners don't value marriage,easily divorce etc but I am cool with him.

He plans to adopt my daughter and I bring her over,but my parents insist on my daughter growing in Nigeria till she is 18 so that she doesn't get polluted with LGBTQ,atheism and other strange influences .

I am really confused about everything and have been praying for God guidance.

What if the Nigerian men in diaspora are not forthcoming?but they don't see it this way.

I will be waiting in the comment section.
My dear sister, follow your heart as no one will be responsible for your future happiness or otherwise.

No one is sure a Nigerian guy will not disappoint you neither can you be sure your EU guy won't show you shege!

Just follow your heart and hope for the best out of it!!

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Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Wodu89: 9:10am On Sep 01, 2023
Are you atleast 18 years of age ?

If you can't make your mind on issues personally, I'm deeply sorry for you. You misunderstand what getting counsel without being influenced mean

If I'm permitted, I'll say face your man, build your marriage, leave your daughter for some years to be trained and instilled in Godly way. After your relationship with the man stabilizes, take your daughter over, but try to leave her in Nigeria till 15, let Goldly values be instilled in her here deeply first

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Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by izonborn098(m): 9:16am On Sep 01, 2023
Your parents have a point..
But what if you come to nigeria and don't see any meaningful man till menopause? You are already a single mom, does it mean you was disappointed by a man or you was the one that disappointed him..
Madam marriage is not a death sentence but don't play with red flags' why? Because majority to those whites underrate blacks and i believe you have been seeing those behaviours in the internet...
If i were u i would have settle down with him'' since u said he is good to you.. Abi you get serious man over here in nigeria?
Just becareful with urself and settle down with him.... When u see threat in the marriage u can backoff' but try and be saving cash incase of incasity.... Goodluck' the choice is urs' just my 2cents...
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Nobody: 9:27am On Sep 01, 2023
Mods, royalRoy please move to the frontpage.
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Aaaaarghmed(m): 9:50am On Sep 01, 2023
If the oyibo is a nice person..why not stay with him.just follow who you like and have now.life Issa Mystery.
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Foodqueen(f): 10:12am On Sep 01, 2023
Na wa for your parents.

No be Nigerian man make you a single mom.

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Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by frozen70(f): 10:13am On Sep 01, 2023
Oruebube2024:
Good day nlanders,I will make this short as possible.

I arrived France early this year(January) for my postgraduate studies

Just after some months,I met an eu guy. It was love at first sight. He is good looking,well to do,takes care of me ,and infact I am begining to feel that the talk of western men not spending on women is a myth.

He proposed august and I was excited but worried about how fast things moved. I am yet to get used to this new environment .

I informed my parents but they are not as excited I am reasons being that they wanted me to settle with a Nigerian with papers. They have been citing how westerners don't value marriage,easily divorce etc but I am cool with him.

He plans to adopt my daughter and I bring her over,but my parents insist on my daughter growing in Nigeria till she is 18 so that she doesn't get polluted with LGBTQ,atheism and other strange influences .

I am really confused about everything and have been praying for God guidance.

What if the Nigerian men in diaspora are not forthcoming?but they don't see it this way.

I will be waiting in the comment section.

I think you should go ahead with your present guy if that's where you find love

You are the one in marriage not them

You can make yours last forever by doing everything possible for separation faults not to come from you

Though is God that guides marriages

As for your daughter, explain to your parents especially your mum that, that girl need to come over to visit you especially during long vacation holidays

With this, she will not be polluted for the brief period she will be staying on vacation with you

So that by the time she finishes there schooling here, she would have been matured enough not to let anyone mislead her
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Hathor5(f): 10:15am On Sep 01, 2023
Do you trust the guy you have met? Are you sure you want to spend the rest of your life with him? Do you trust he will be good to your daughter? Has he got kids of his own? Where do they live? Can you accept them as your own? How do you think life will be when you have kids with him? Will he treat your daughter like his own?

Family dynamics can be complicated especially if there are already kids from previous relationships. I would recommend you to read about the experiences of others and then truthfully answer yourself if you are up to the challenge of a blended family.

Forget about the kids get polluted in the West nonsense. There are many very well brought up kids here. The answers to the questions above should determine your next steps.

Since you are very insecure about what to do next, take your time and don`t rush it.

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Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Nobody: 10:19am On Sep 01, 2023
Foodqueen:
Na wa for your parents.

No be a Nigerian man make you a single mom.
Their problem is the ease of divorce and lack of values .

We did a video call and my man said "Hi" to my parents . And they were offended . You know over here,they don't carry respect like that on their head and they are blunt.

I am a Yoruba woman,and my tribe dey carry respect for their head

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Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Nobody: 10:27am On Sep 01, 2023
Hathor5:
Do you trust the guy you have met? Are you sure you want to spend the rest of your life with him? Do you trust he will be good to your daughter? Has he got kids of his own? Where do they live? Can you accept them as your own? How do you think life will be when you have kids with him? Will he treat your daughter like his own?
He is a good man.aside language barrier due to the fact he isnt 100% fluent in English,he is cool. He doesn't have children.

Family dynamics can be complicated especially if there are already kids from previous relationships. I would recommend you to read about the experiences of others and then truthfully answer yourself if you are up to the challenge of a blended family.

Forget about the kids get polluted in the West nonsense. There are many very well brought up kids here. The answers to the questions above should determine your next steps.

Since you are very insecure about what to do next, take your time and don`t rush it.
Please can you recommend a forum or link of stories of those with mixed families? I know in Nigeria women send their kids of former marriages to their parents house.

I don't know of experiences of those in the country I live in. Everyone minds their business.
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Beremx(f): 10:42am On Sep 01, 2023
Follow your heart my sister. If you love him, go ahead. I think it's too early for your daughter to join you. Let her still stay with your parents.
Happy married life
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by LilMissFavvy(f): 1:34pm On Sep 01, 2023
What is the guarantee that marrying a Nigerian man would be better? Have you not seen many Niger!ans with failed marr!ages?

The man dated you for over 6months before proposing, which is perfectly fine. Or you would have preferred a man who will waste years with you without moving forward?

Take a look at the things you mentioned about this man, what else are you looking for? A good bird in hand is better than having hopes of catching a better bird in future.

Take time and make findings on how adoption works in that country, so that you know if you should accept the offer or not. It is not compulsory that he adopts your child after marrying you.
Oruebube2024:


1. He is good looking,
well to do,
2. takes care of me ,and infact I am begining to feel that the talk of western men not spending on women is a myth.
3. He proposed august and I was excited but worried about how fast things moved. I am yet to get used to this new environment .
4. He plans to adopt my daughter and I bring her over.

Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Mindlog: 2:50pm On Sep 01, 2023
Foodqueen:
Na wa for your parents.

No be a Nigerian man make you a single mom.

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Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Kobojunkiee: 2:52pm On Sep 01, 2023
Oruebube2024:
■ Good day nlanders,I will make this short as possible. I arrived France early this year(January) for my postgraduate studies Just after some months,I met an eu guy. It was love at first sight. He is good looking,well to do,takes care of me ,and infact I am begining to feel that the talk of western men not spending on women is a myth. He proposed august and I was excited but worried about how fast things moved. I am yet to get used to this new environment .
I informed my parents but they are not as excited I am reasons being that they wanted me to settle with a Nigerian with papers. They have been citing how westerners don't value marriage,easily divorce etc but I am cool with him. He plans to adopt my daughter and I bring her over,but my parents insist on my daughter growing in Nigeria till she is 18 so that she doesn't get polluted with LGBTQ,atheism and other strange influences .
■ I am really confused about everything and have been praying for God guidance. What if the Nigerian men in diaspora are not forthcoming?but they don't see it this way. I will be waiting in the comment section.
1. Your parents are ignorant and hence wrong! Marriages end even in Nigeria. In the past, they have tried to hide it by pretending those whose marriages end in divorce are evil or something. Others abandon their spouses and relocate to start afresh somewhere else without ever bringing up their past. So, do not be deceived divorce has been a staple even in Nigeria, and yes, Nigerians, particularly the men did it so easily too, thanks to the traditional status given then.

As for raising that girl in Nigeria, look around you at the level of decay that is Nigeria today. Do you think that is because all were raised better than their European counterparts? undecided

2. Leave God out of it all and focus on counting the cost of going with this man and bringing your daughter over to the EU to stay versus going with a Nigerian man in a Nigerian man and experiencing all that goes with it, along with the fact that the same Nigerian man may not even value your daughter at all. undecided

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Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Kobojunkiee: 2:56pm On Sep 01, 2023
Foodqueen:
Na wa for your parents. No be a Nigerian man make you a single mom.

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Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Kobojunkiee: 2:57pm On Sep 01, 2023
Oruebube2024:
■ Their problem is the ease of divorce and lack of values . We did a video call and my man said "Hi" to my parents . And they were offended . You know over here,they don't carry respect like that on their head and they are blunt. I am a Yoruba woman,and my tribe dey carry respect for their head
Your parents are happier with the one who left you a single mom because he knows how to dobale on video calls? This is 2023, make you use your head o'jare! grin
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Nobody: 3:00pm On Sep 01, 2023
Kobojunkiee:
Your parents are happier with the one who left you a single mom because he knows how to dobale on video calls? This is 2023, make you use your head o'jare! grin
thanks for your concern.

My ex didn't leave me ,we were engaged and things occured causing me to leave him (cheating on his side)

Also,my parents were not happy with my ex
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Nobody: 3:03pm On Sep 01, 2023
LilMissFavvy:
What is the guarantee that marrying a Nigerian man would be better? Have you not seen many Niger!ans with failed marr!ages?

The man dated you for over 6months before proposing, which is perfectly fine. Or you would have preferred a man who will waste years with you without moving forward?

Take a look at the things you mentioned about this man, what else are you looking for? A good bird in hand is better than having hopes of catching a better bird in future.

Take time and make findings on how adoption works in that country, so that you know if you should accept the offer or not. It is not compulsory that he adopts your child after marrying you.
Thank you sis.
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Kobojunkiee: 3:05pm On Sep 01, 2023
Oruebube2024:
thanks for your concern. My ex didn't leave me ,we were engaged and things occured causing me to leave him (cheating on his side) Also,my parents were not happy with my ex
He did leave you the moment he started cheating on you, or as the arrangement between you two that you were supposed to stay with him while he was cheating on you or something. lipsrsealed lipsrsealed lipsrsealed
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Nobody: 3:10pm On Sep 01, 2023
Kobojunkiee:
He did leave you the moment he started cheating on you, or as the arrangement between you two that you were supposed to stay with him while he was cheating on you or something. lipsrsealed lipsrsealed lipsrsealed
My point is that my parents didn't support /approve of him as opposed to your claim of them approving of him.
They advised me to leave him. Others will force their daughters to go ahead with the marriage since they are already pregnant. I give them a plus on that.

It is concerning this second man fiance of mine that I am faulting their judgement.

Thank you my sister for your advice,I really do appreciate it
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by DyingFetus: 3:13pm On Sep 01, 2023
Go with the nigger abroad


Fck your parents, those niggers are fckn boomers with retarded mentality


You get to give your kid good life in a new environment

My mom was a single mom before she left my abusive dad and migrate to the US with me in her belly .

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Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Kobojunkiee: 3:16pm On Sep 01, 2023
Oruebube2024:
My point is that my parents didn't support /approve of him as opposed to your claim of them approving of him. They advised me to leave him. Others will force their daughters to go ahead with the marriage since they are already pregnant. I give them a plus on that. It is concerning this second man fiance of mine that I am faulting their judgement. Thank you my sister for your advice,I really do appreciate it
Glad to hear that your parents didn't approve of the first one who cheated on you. undecided

As for this one, not saying you should ignore their advice but instead realize it is coming from a place of ignorance of the reality of things in Nigeria, and the opportunities and benefits that potentially await your child out there as opposed to right there in Nigeria. undecided

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Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Talkisneeded: 3:19pm On Sep 01, 2023
Goodluck with whatever decisions you make sis
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Nobody: 4:17pm On Sep 01, 2023
So, this man loves you and you love him and he is ready to adopt your daughter? Stay with him and take your daughter with you so she can have the love and care of both parents. You will still give birth to other kids for the European, will you send all your kids to stay with your parents? As for the influence, i am sure your parents instilled values abd discipline in you? + the man you intend to marry is decent? Marry your man and raise your daughter. Even this same Nigeria sef some of us dey reason most Nigerians whether dem come from decent families sef. You can raise your daughter anywhere if indeed your parents did a good job with you and have faith in you as a mother. Marry your man, take your child with you... build your home.
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by MrAgbako: 7:14pm On Sep 01, 2023
Marry the white man and leave your daughter with your parents in Nigeria. I agree the western world could possibly currupt her with their gay and lesbian bullshit
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by BlackAdam65: 7:22pm On Sep 01, 2023
you are nothing but an infidel if you marry that cracka
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by BlackAdam65: 7:25pm On Sep 01, 2023
why on earth would someone marry a white they are not even worthy to be called human I can never stoop so low
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Nobody: 7:50pm On Sep 01, 2023
BlackAdam65:
you are nothing but an infidel if you marry that cracka
infidel? How?why?

Do Nigeria men marry single mothers? Now I have seen someone serious why lose out on it?to return back to Nigeria and search for a spouse that will most likely tell me not to bring my daughter to our marital home

Olorun Maje! I jump and pass
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by BlackAdam65: 8:12pm On Sep 01, 2023
Oruebube2024:
infidel? How?why?

Do Nigeria men marry single mothers? Now I have seen someone serious why lose out on it?to return back to Nigeria and search for a spouse that will most likely tell me not to bring my daughter to our marital home

Olorun Maje! I jump and pass
their are millions of men in the continent that would love to marry you I don't see a reason why you should belittle yourself by marrying an inferior being infant there is no difference between marrying a whiteman and marrying a dog they are both considered beastality
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by Kobojunkie: 8:14pm On Sep 01, 2023
BlackAdam65:
their are millions of men in the continent that would love to marry you I don't see a reason why you should belittle yourself by marrying an inferior being infant there is no difference between marrying a whiteman and marrying a dog they are both considered beastality
Why are you trying really hard to shove your own inferiority complex at her for Pete's sake? She don explain say Nigerian men already tag her as inferior due to her being a single mother. So why not let her be? undecided
Re: Dilemma Of A Single Mom by BlackAdam65: 8:28pm On Sep 01, 2023
Kobojunkie:
Why are you trying really hard to shove your own inferiority complex at her for Pete's sake? She don explain say Nigerian men already tag her as inferior due to her being a single mother. So why not let her be? undecided
that does not give her a reason to marry an inferior being there are still million of men in the continent that are willing to marry her she should pray and they will come to her she shouldn't see those unclean animals called Caucasians as an option

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