I was poor but she stayed with me, fed and bought things for me. Drank garri during her first pregnancy – Nigerian man praises his wife

A Nigerian man, Onyebuchi Lawrence Kalu, has praised his wife for her unwavering love and support when he was poor, living in one room, and earning N20k as a teacher, noting that she had chances to leave him for richer men. 

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, Kalu revealed that she fed and bought things for him while they dated. 

According to him, his wife drank garri so much during her first pregnancy that he feared their child would be needing glasses after birth yet she never resented nor looked down on him. 

“My Fine Girl…..She Had Opportunities To Leave Me For Richer Guys,” he wrote. 

 

“But She Stayed With Me….Poor …Single …. Evangelist Living In One Room Bathing In Public Toilet.

 

“Earning Just 20k As A Teacher … The Only. Thing I Have Is ANOINTING And Sharp Mouth…

 

“She Fed Me For Years While Dating…Bought me Stuffs…

 

“The First time She Used A Brown New Phone From Packet… Was The Second Year Of Our Marriage …She Shouted For Joy….

 

“Guess What, I Saved For Weeks Yet Bought It Through Easy Buy. She Shed Tears That Day…That Was The Phone She Used Till Last Year When It Was Stolen …She Used It For 5 Years. She Is Happy With Me….She Is Building With Me…

 

“Today I Send My Salary To Her To Distribute And Manage For The Family …. It’s Still Not Enough…But We Are Still Pushing..

 

“We Are Not There Yet….But We Are Not Where. We Used To Be.

 

“In Her First Pregnancy…She Drank Garri To An Extent I Feared ConqueRose Will Have Big Eyes Or Use Glasses Immediately…Yet She Didn’t DESPISE Me For Lacking..

 

“Dear Young Man…Marriage Should Not Scare You….There Are Still Good Women Out There. They Are Many

 

“Dear Young Lady… If You Love And Want Him…Please Build With Him ..There Are Still Good Men Out There ..Who Are Grateful And Honourable To Their Family.”