Men don’t like ‘overly successful’ women – Ini Edo

Ini Obong Edo, a Nollywood actress, has stated that some men consider “overly successful” women as a threat to their status as head of the household.

Men, she claims, desire subservient women who are easy to “control.”

The actress stated that she loves to be a “queen,” emphasising that she does not enjoy “lording over” a man.

Speaking in the latest episode of Toke Makinwa’s podcast, Edo said, “Some men are threatened by women’s strength. Because we can come off as if we are doing too much. First of all, you’re a woman, you’re beautiful, you’re here and there…

“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.”

She added that it is hard to find men who understand that successful women aren’t threats to their position as the head of the home.