Nollywood actress, Ini Obong Edo, has shared her thoughts on how some men perceive “overly successful” women as threats to their position as the head of the household.
According to Edo, men often prefer submissive women whom they can easily control. However, she personally prefers to be a queen rather than lord over a man.
During a recent episode of Toke Makinwa’s podcast, Edo stated, “Some men feel threatened by women’s strength because they think we are doing too much. They see us as beautiful, independent, and capable of achieving bigger things.
“Naturally, men want to see you [women] not so overly successful just so that they can pull you around, you can be the woman, cook and clean and do all the basic things that they’ve grown up to know is expected of women.
“So when you get too strong, it’s almost like you’re competing with their ego. But the truth is, like I always say, I like to be the queen. I’m not a woman who is looking to subdue any man or ride over any man.
“No matter how successful I get, I don’t think I would like to have a man that I am lording over. Then what is the beauty of it? I mean, the beauty of it is me walking beside my man and he giving me instructions and protecting me.”
