Nigerian Mother Begs Son to Marry, Advises Him to Have “2 Girlfriends and Test Them”, Shares Tactics

Nigerian Mother Begs Son to Marry, Advises Him to Have “2 Girlfriends and Test Them”, Shares Tactics

  • A mother has taken it upon herself to guide her son toward marriage, showing deep concern for his future and relationships, despite his hesitation due to his perception that most girls today are not trustworthy
  • The mother demonstrates a careful, thoughtful way to evaluate potential girlfriends, while her son listens attentively
  • She encourages him to remain open to finding the right partner, reminding him that not every woman is the same

A Nigerian mother has begged her son to marry after discovering his single status. She even suggested that he should have "two girlfriends and test them" after he revealed that "90% of the girls today are bad."

He explained that it’s not that he doesn’t want to marry or settle down, but that girls of now days are bad. However, his mother assured him that these women would be tested.

Nigerian mother begs son to marry, advises him to have two girlfriends
Mother pressures son to settle down, shows him how to test potential girlfriends Photo credit: Getty Images/Dima Berlin
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In a video shared online, she demonstrated how she would conduct the tests while her son listened attentively to her advice.

The individual, @austin_mangod mentioned that he is now being pressured to marry, as reflected in the video description:

"Them don Dey pressure me into marriage as a man for house…but I no fold no be them go Dey the marriage with me."

The video shows the man engaging in a discussion with his mother, who pleaded with him to get a woman. He revealed that "most of the girls are bad," but his mother responded:

"Is not every girl that is bad, I'm a mother I know. Change your mindset, Please. I say please naw."
Mother demonstrates how to test girlfriends while son listens closely
Nigerian mother urges son to give marriage a chance despite dating challenges Photo Credit: Getty Images/Klaus Vedfelt
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She continued, advising:

"See when you have like 2, 2 girlfriends the. you along time test them, you'll plan."

Despite her advice, he shared his view on the situation of girls in the country:

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"We'll test them, at times some of them you'll tell them that you're so broke and infact, you don't know."

He also emphasized:

"Most of them are bad, it's only few that are good. It's not that I don't want to marry right now."

The conversation between mother and son has drawn attention online, with several people taking to the comment section to share their thoughts.

Reactions as mother begs son to marry

veeky37306 wrote:

"See the kind of advice,a mother is giving you,you test them and if the other one doesn’t pass,you leave her with heart break,omo men una no deserve good thing."

Luna stated:

"2 girlfriends as how na."

mayoress wrote:

"Nobody is begging you oga if you want Na you Sabi no go frustrate someone daughter in the name of marriage."

Giddy noted:

"Omo even there fellow gender dey fear them say make we test them first bro we are cooked."

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Tiana Kim expressed:

"To be honest this woman no lie and same goes to women too date two and see who’s best for you."

Eniola Ayeni stated:

"My mama don tell me say as I Dey enter camp make I Carry wife come out."

Spekerxmonex expressed:

Mummy don give you format na, go and marry na, pls na, I said please na."

Agozie noted:
"Momcee we no day marry oh girls of this generation no be like una time no one wan work again."

The Evil Leo effect stated:

"I get like 6 serious babe like this still adding more to the list till I find the 1 I'll marry."

Son of the morning explained:

"Na mistake wey we do be this them suppose be like two for hand but too busy to cheat fr."

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng recently reported that a Nigerian woman caught attention online after sharing a video in which another woman approached her to propose her as a wife for her son.

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In the video, the mother highlighted qualities she admired in the young lady, explaining why she believed she would be a perfect match for her graduate son in economics.

Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng

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Muhammed Hammed Olayinka (Human Interest Editor) Muhammed is a journalist with over six years of experience in Nigerian digital media. He began as Editor at Oracle, UNILORIN (2017–2019), then worked with Opera News Hub (2019–2021), Scopper News (2022–2023), and Gistreel (2023–2025). He won the NAPSS President Writing Skirmish in 2017 and was first runner-up in the UNILORIN Senate Writing Contest in 2018. Muhammed now works with LEGIT.ng, where he tells engaging and impactful stories for readers. He can be reached via email at muhammed.hammedolayinka@corp.legit.ng