Reality TV star and social media personality Anita Natacha Akide, popularly known as Tacha, has set the internet buzzing after advising young women not to rely on just one man in a relationship.
Speaking on a podcast interview, the former Big Brother Naija housemate said women should always have other options and not tie their future to a single boyfriend. “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 stated.
She further urged women to remain technically single until marriage, stressing that relationships should not stand in the way of 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 warned.
Tacha also pointed out the double standards between men and women in relationships, adding that women must move differently to protect themselves. “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 explained.
Beyond her relationship advice, Tacha shared her experience living abroad, revealing that life in the UK was not as glamorous as many Nigerians think. She recounted how two of her bags were stolen in Paris and admitted that survival overseas could be lonelier and tougher than in Nigeria. According to her, the support system and communal living in Nigeria offer more reasons to be happy.