Actress and movie producer Mary Remi Njoku, has weighed in on why some men sometimes are not happy with their partners being more successful than them. Or they feel disrespected by their successful wife.
Mary said, sometimes the disrespect isn’t coming from the woman. It’s coming from the man’s own insecurity about what her success means about him.
For her, a woman’s success should not make a man feel smaller. A man who truly loves his woman should be able to celebrate her success without turning it into a competition. But their Ego no go gree.
She wrote:
“Most women are genuinely happy when their husbands become successful. In fact, every woman prays for it. They want their husbands to win because they see his success as a win for the family
“But a lot of men struggle when the tables are turned. When the woman starts earning significantly more, some men begin to feel emasculated, inadequate, or disrespected. Even when she has done absolutely nothing to make them feel that way.
“Suddenly, every disagreement becomes: “it’s because you have more money than me” And that’s the real issue.
“Sometimes, the disrespect isn’t coming from the woman. It’s coming from the man’s own insecurity about what her success means about him.
“So yes, I think this point is valid. A woman’s success should not make a man feel smaller. And a man who truly loves his woman should be able to celebrate her success without turning it into a competition.But their ego no free”.
