Why every girl needs three boyfriends’ before marriage – Tacha

Reality TV personality and businesswoman Anita Akide, better known as Tacha, has stirred conversation after declaring that women should keep their options open in relationships.

Speaking on The Podcast Network on YouTube, the former Big Brother Naija housemate advised women not to rush into commitment, insisting that exploring multiple relationships can help them make better choices.

“You need three other boyfriends in your life… I’m not saying to sleep with all the boyfriends. But at least… You just never really know,” Tacha said.

She encouraged women to remain unattached until marriage, warning that being in a relationship should not prevent them from meeting the right partner.“Every girl should be single till they’re actually married… Don’t let your boyfriend stop you from meeting your husband,” she added.

The 29-year-old explained that societal expectations differ for men and women, urging women to be strategic.“The kind of grace that the guys have is not the same kind of grace that we have. So we need to be able to move differently,” she noted.

Tacha also discussed her experiences living abroad, stressing that life outside Nigeria is not as easy as social media suggests.“As much as it’s hard here in Nigeria, it’s also hard. It’s even harder abroad, honestly,” she said.

According to her, many Nigerians overseas avoid returning home for fear of public criticism.“A lot of people abroad do not want to come back because… people are going to say I went abroad and I couldn’t make it and then I came back,” she explained.

Sharing her own struggles, she recounted incidents of theft and loneliness in Europe.“People go through great pressure to give an impression that really, really does not exist… Two of my luggage items got stolen in Paris… It’s not this hard back here in Nigeria,” she said.

Despite Nigeria’s challenges, Tacha praised the country’s communal spirit.“You can go to your junction and say, ‘Mama Ki, give me something of 7,000. By the end of the month, I’ll pay you.’ I feel like there’s a lot more to be happy and bright about over here in Nigeria than there in the UK,” she said.

She called on Nigerians to channel their boldness into building a better nation.“With how loud and how rugged they are, we actually should use that ruggedness to get what we want in the country. We can try to change it. We didn’t just get here. It took a long time for us to get here. So it would take a long time to try to change the notion the world has about Nigeria,” she said.