written by Ibeke (August 1, 2022)

All through history, countless men of repute have been ruined by the miles of the fairer Sex-Samson was wrecked by Delilah, the seductress from the valley of Sorek, while King Ludwig 1 of Bauaria met his ruin in the bosom of Lola Montez the Irish diva from the back streets of Limerick. Empress Cleopatra was directly involved in the ruin of two Ptolemy’s the last line of kings who ruled Egypt while King Solomon fell out with God because of his love for strange woman.

Nations have waged wars for the sake of women-the Greeks went to war with the Trojans just to recapture Helen of Try who had eloped in her husband’s absence, while whole civilisations have been lost at their behest. Today the Middle East lies in crisis because of the advice of Sarah. She, it was who adviced her husband, Abram to sleep with Haggai-an act that gave birth to Ishmael, whom she later drove out into the wilderness.

Countless instances abound in history of men who were played out by their women. To make sure your wifey is not playing you for a sucker, take time out to study her carefully.

If she seems to be strong on any of these points below, then know that your wifey may be playing some games behind your back.

1. She has too many Uncles: When your girlfriend keeps introducing you to a string of uncles at every turn-watch it! Women are crafty but the uncle spiel is one of the oldest fall lines in the world and it’s a wonder guys still fall for it. You spot her in a car and she comes later with the well-prepared yarn of an uncle who just came into town. You are with her and she dashes off for a two-aside with an elderly man whom she explains away as a long lost uncle. Hey smarten up, busters, your wifey could be keeping a string of aristos round town and playing you for a fool.

2. She keeps too many complimentary cards, what’s she doing with so many complimentary cards when she is not a business woman or worker for that matter? Once your wifey starts keeping to many of such cards, start keeping tabs on her. Men are meant to keep giving girls cards, that is normal, but a girl is never compelled to keep any. If she does, then know that someday she may just decide to give one of them a call. From there, anything can happen and your girl could fall into some grubby hands.

3. She never stops making calls, thank God for the introduction of GSM. The happiest people since have been our girls. It means they don’t have to spend countless hours in front of phone boots making embarrassing requests to Aristos anymore. Then, that used to be the norm. Now they make and receive their calls in the comfort of their rooms. If you notice your woman makes too many calls then, hey, not all those calls could be innocent. The tariff on GSM here almost outlaws frivolous and unnecessary calls, so a woman who wastes her precious money on calls is not doing so to find out about a new recipe or lingerie she wants to buy. If she owns or runs a business, try and be more circumspect about the intent of her calls-they could be business calls really. But if you listen in and cannot make head or tail out of her conversation, then know she is being vague on purpose and isn’t giving clues as to what she is discussing. The absence of clues should be a pointer that she is hiding something.

4. She travels too frequently and suddenly, due to official duties, the working class woman does not enjoy this liberty except her job warrants her to be constantly on the move. However, a girlfriend who travels frequently and too suddenly for no clear reason could be holed up with big shot, then (…to be continued)