Women's Submission Vs Men's Love (Page 11)

Date: 15-03-2011 12:39 pm (13 years ago) | Author: Obiajunwa
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- estilizo at 15-03-2011 04:22 PM (13 years ago)
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@flymamacita my twins are same age as u.They dont dare to talk to elders of my age this way.Thruenaija is right, its not good.
As for ur comment, nowhere in bible u can find that a woman is a slave to her man.so let men be slaves for us then.In my home its 50/50.

I love the 50-50 thing...no master, no servant.........both respect, both love
don't even go there cuz its not healthy at all!!don't expect to see yourself in the same level with your Man.
remember it could backfired

don't get it wrong SBI....50-50 not in terms of competing with ur man but in terms of mutual love and mutual respect
thats right

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- pholake at 15-03-2011 04:23 PM (13 years ago)
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@trolling at that time it was no adultery but now its adultery as incest was no sin and later became sin NB: i understand the bible very well
so this is what i have to say to you read Ex 21:10 and tell me what you come up with.....in the nearest future when 7 women will marry a single man,will you call that adultery? one more thing truenaija your hands are too short to box and I dont engage in cyber-warfare.

Since the time that has been written, that time has not come.........and it shan't in the nearest future......my advise: don't get married until me and other 6 women are ready to fight tooth and nail to marry u

Good advice for him dearie..............let him wait till then...........
Natural marriage aint for me,I'm already spiritually married,that is if you understand what i mean,and since you say that time shan't come,then you are calling God a liarer.

I'm not calling God a liar...read very well I said "in the near future"...not in my generation or that of my baby girls cos that shan't be their portion...........and about being married spiritual, can I probe a little? ok, thanks for saying yes.....are u a rev. father or u're married to a spirit wife/marine spirit? abeg, no vex o, na question
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- sweetmother at 15-03-2011 04:24 PM (13 years ago)
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The only man that ever married me is the father of my twins and we are a good team in good and bad times.We do all together and weekends he is the cook here and cleans the kitchen, in the week i do that.None of us has a problem with that.My son is 22 and does his the cooking every time he comes home here, and never says thats a woman thing.He will laugh hearing u say that, because he likes his mother to rest a bit if he is around.I got a very good warm and understanding family, where both the men and the woman share all the house works, and nobody complains, and we are friends more then just a mother and dad and kids.
Thats the best home a family can have, trust me.Ur comment shows ur still a small girl, who needs to learn a lot.This has nothing to do with captains, i am with both my feet on ground and live modern but very happy.I have 3 men home, who love to do the cooking and the cleaning.lol
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- Dejavu at 15-03-2011 04:25 PM (13 years ago)
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My people, In good practise, neither submission or love therefrom is of greater importance in any human relationship than mutual respect. submission tends to depict a master/servant relationship and is not wholesome.
Loving someone is deeper than waiting on same person to submit or obey as the case maybe. Affection should be complimentary of the individuals qualities; right & wrong. To this the marriage oath is targetted, that despite obvious differences, parties in a union shall strife patiently, prayerfully to make a marriage work.
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- FlyMamacita at 15-03-2011 04:26 PM (13 years ago)
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@flymamacita my twins are same age as u.They dont dare to talk to elders of my age this way.Thruenaija is right, its not good.
As for ur comment, nowhere in bible u can find that a woman is a slave to her man.so let men be slaves for us then.In my home its 50/50.
Well if u r d age of my mother, i am suprised bcos i neva heard my mother speak such RUBBISH!

U see there u go again talkin abt slave,, bein submissive has nottin to do with bein a slave....
If ur home works out like dat i am happy for u my dear, but i still follow d Bible, thank u


hnmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
u r free to talk  Smiley

flymama,i get your point oooo,submission doesnt mean being a slave,understanding is the bottom line
yes dear it has nottin to do wit bein a slave....And if i hav to be honnest (i knw am gonna get fire for dis)

all dis emancipation of women no do our world any gud,, women wanna b d same as men on ALL levels

how can dat b good??

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- dirtykid at 15-03-2011 04:26 PM (13 years ago)
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@DP ............. Too bad & Very pathetic !!


Anyway, let me see one Submissive one with head in cooler.......... I will over Love her till she will have Over dose of Love  Grin

Hehehehe, no be small thing oo

But I have to tell you this.....when you truly love someone, not necessarily your woman, then person feels it and it becomes difficult for this person to do anything that would hurt you.........True love is powerful.....for instance, I know my dad loves me and I feel it, therefore, it becomes difficult for me to disobey him....protecting his interest becomes a kind of passion.....that is the power of love.......


Thats the kinda Agape Love. i'm talking about. you're very submissive that triggers your daddy's over love to u ... normally parents love their children... but inside them, they show some extra love that looks as if is higher to the others.. there's something triggering such love... just like Jacob to Joseph, Abraham to Issac etc ..

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- bittersweet at 15-03-2011 04:28 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: Dejavu on 15-03-2011 04:25 PM
My people, In good practise, neither submission or love therefrom is of greater importance in any human relationship than mutual respect. submission tends to depict a master/servant relationship and is not wholesome.
Loving someone is deeper than waiting on same person to submit or obey as the case maybe. Affection should be complimentary of the individuals qualities; right & wrong. To this the marriage oath is targetted, that despite obvious differences, parties in a union shall strife patiently, prayerfully to make a marriage work.

You're very correct!
God bless you!

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- sobeit at 15-03-2011 04:28 PM (13 years ago)
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@flymamacita my twins are same age as u.They dont dare to talk to elders of my age this way.Thruenaija is right, its not good.
As for ur comment, nowhere in bible u can find that a woman is a slave to her man.so let men be slaves for us then.In my home its 50/50.

I love the 50-50 thing...no master, no servant.........both respect, both love
don't even go there cuz its not healthy at all!!don't expect to see yourself in the same level with your Man.
remember it could backfired

don't get it wrong SBI....50-50 not in terms of competing with ur man but in terms of mutual love and mutual respect
mutual love and respect is vital..but that word 50-50 is not best choose word to describe your point cuz its totally different.
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- FlyMamacita at 15-03-2011 04:29 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: sweetmother on 15-03-2011 04:02 PM
@flymamacita my twins are same age as u.They dont dare to talk to elders of my age this way.Thruenaija is right, its not good.
As for ur comment, nowhere in bible u can find that a woman is a slave to her man.so let men be slaves for us then.In my home its 50/50.
Well if u r d age of my mother, i am suprised bcos i neva heard my mother speak such RUBBISH!

U see there u go again talkin abt slave,, bein submissive has nottin to do with bein a slave....
If ur home works out like dat i am happy for u my dear, but i still follow d Bible, thank u


Kiss Kiss Kiss continue that way..i'm surprise to hear this from a white lady(abeg i mean no offence) cuz many white believe in 50/50  than being submissive to their man..carry go nothing do you.now many black girls are now sounding strange here..i wonder the cause, no wonder they say anything some black people learn or see they do abuse it.
I am not offended, d way i live my life is wot i saw home....my mother was and is still submissive
to my father and they r living in perfect happiness..... I see dat it works for me too so why wud i live in a different way?
ooooh just bcos we r 21 century? i dont tink so! i dont follow all dis media crase ppl who listen to OPRAH too much  Cheesy

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- estilizo at 15-03-2011 04:29 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: sweetmother on 15-03-2011 04:24 PM
The only man that ever married me is the father of my twins and we are a good team in good and bad times.We do all together and weekends he is the cook here and cleans the kitchen, in the week i do that.None of us has a problem with that.My son is 22 and does his the cooking every time he comes home here, and never says thats a woman thing.He will laugh hearing u say that, because he likes his mother to rest a bit if he is around.I got a very good warm and understanding family, where both the men and the woman share all the house works, and nobody complains, and we are friends more then just a mother and dad and kids.
Thats the best home a family can have, trust me.Ur comment shows ur still a small girl, who needs to learn a lot.This has nothing to do with captains, i am with both my feet on ground and live modern but very happy.I have 3 men home, who love to do the cooking and the cleaning.lol
am happy for you,that doesnt work here like that,we have different believes and you are getting the whole thing wrong mam

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- hardonsky at 15-03-2011 04:29 PM (13 years ago)
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"...from heaven he came and sought her
to be his holy bride
with his own blood he bought her
And for her life, he died"

-christ love for the church-incredible

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- truenaija2 at 15-03-2011 04:30 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: sweetmother on 15-03-2011 04:24 PM
The only man that ever married me is the father of my twins and we are a good team in good and bad times.We do all together and weekends he is the cook here and cleans the kitchen, in the week i do that.None of us has a problem with that.My son is 22 and does his the cooking every time he comes home here, and never says thats a woman thing.He will laugh hearing u say that, because he likes his mother to rest a bit if he is around.I got a very good warm and understanding family, where both the men and the woman share all the house works, and nobody complains, and we are friends more then just a mother and dad and kids.
Thats the best home a family can have, trust me.Ur comment shows ur still a small girl, who needs to learn a lot.This has nothing to do with captains, i am with both my feet on ground and live modern but very happy.I have 3 men home, who love to do the cooking and the cleaning.lol

 must agree to this cos with age is wisdom and experience she has been der so she is talking from experience sweetmother welldone
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- divineproject at 15-03-2011 04:30 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: Dejavu on 15-03-2011 04:25 PM
My people, In good practise, neither submission or love therefrom is of greater importance in any human relationship than mutual respect. submission tends to depict a master/servant relationship and is not wholesome.
Loving someone is deeper than waiting on same person to submit or obey as the case maybe. Affection should be complimentary of the individuals qualities; right & wrong.
To this the marriage oath is targetted, that despite obvious differences, parties in a union shall strife patiently, prayerfully to make a marriage work.

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...........

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- sobeit at 15-03-2011 04:32 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: sweetmother on 15-03-2011 04:02 PM
@flymamacita my twins are same age as u.They dont dare to talk to elders of my age this way.Thruenaija is right, its not good.
As for ur comment, nowhere in bible u can find that a woman is a slave to her man.so let men be slaves for us then.In my home its 50/50.

I love the 50-50 thing...no master, no servant.........both respect, both love
don't even go there cuz its not healthy at all!!don't expect to see yourself in the same level with your Man.
remember it could backfired

Hmmmm.............But actually, there shouldnt be competition in marriage............everyone has got his/her role to play.......but we are saying that Submission has to be complimented with True Love..........and when a man truly loves his wife, he wont cheat on her, no room for concubines
so, can you measure love?how do know True love?remember a Man may look too nice and care but still cheat on his wife ..vice versa
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- FlyMamacita at 15-03-2011 04:34 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: sweetmother on 15-03-2011 04:24 PM
The only man that ever married me is the father of my twins and we are a good team in good and bad times.We do all together and weekends he is the cook here and cleans the kitchen, in the week i do that.None of us has a problem with that.My son is 22 and does his the cooking every time he comes home here, and never says thats a woman thing.He will laugh hearing u say that, because he likes his mother to rest a bit if he is around.I got a very good warm and understanding family, where both the men and the woman share all the house works, and nobody complains, and we are friends more then just a mother and dad and kids.
Thats the best home a family can have, trust me.Ur comment shows ur still a small girl, who needs to learn a lot.This has nothing to do with captains, i am with both my feet on ground and live modern but very happy.I have 3 men home, who love to do the cooking and the cleaning.lol
U see i told u i was sorry if i offended u in any kind of way! now u com tell me i b small gal?
u r older then me, normaly wiser then me tht is true but dont try to teach me tins i already knw....
Wht u just said is THE BEST HOME FOR U, but not for me! so dont try to generalise it pls....
And besides, u say dat u r a friend of ur kids, dat is where a lot of white ppl make mistakes...bein friends
instead of parents...like dat som children tink they can do wateva they wont...it is not like dat in my home
and dat one is PERFECT FOR ME! I can not see my man stand in d kitchen do the cooking while
i watch tv or somtin, i can not! And dat dusn make me a small gal dat has to learn a lot, dat makes me who i am

A SUBMISSIVE WIFE! thank u

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- estilizo at 15-03-2011 04:37 PM (13 years ago)
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@flymamacita my twins are same age as u.They dont dare to talk to elders of my age this way.Thruenaija is right, its not good.
As for ur comment, nowhere in bible u can find that a woman is a slave to her man.so let men be slaves for us then.In my home its 50/50.
Well if u r d age of my mother, i am suprised bcos i neva heard my mother speak such RUBBISH!

U see there u go again talkin abt slave,, bein submissive has nottin to do with bein a slave....
If ur home works out like dat i am happy for u my dear, but i still follow d Bible, thank u


hnmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
u r free to talk  Smiley

flymama,i get your point oooo,submission doesnt mean being a slave,understanding is the bottom line
yes dear it has nottin to do wit bein a slave....And if i hav to be honnest (i knw am gonna get fire for dis)

all dis emancipation of women no do our world any gud,, women wanna b d same as men on ALL levels

how can dat b good??


na waoooo,God made men the head of the family now women wants to be the head too,can you imagin this...lmao

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- FlyMamacita at 15-03-2011 04:37 PM (13 years ago)
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Quote from: truenaija2 on 15-03-2011 04:30 PM
Quote from: sweetmother on 15-03-2011 04:24 PM
The only man that ever married me is the father of my twins and we are a good team in good and bad times.We do all together and weekends he is the cook here and cleans the kitchen, in the week i do that.None of us has a problem with that.My son is 22 and does his the cooking every time he comes home here, and never says thats a woman thing.He will laugh hearing u say that, because he likes his mother to rest a bit if he is around.I got a very good warm and understanding family, where both the men and the woman share all the house works, and nobody complains, and we are friends more then just a mother and dad and kids.
Thats the best home a family can have, trust me.Ur comment shows ur still a small girl, who needs to learn a lot.This has nothing to do with captains, i am with both my feet on ground and live modern but very happy.I have 3 men home, who love to do the cooking and the cleaning.lol

 must agree to this cos with age is wisdom and experience she has been der so she is talking from experience sweetmother welldone
my dear, she is older and is wiser cos she had the experience, but dat dusn giv her d rite
to generalise....she said dat is d best home anybody can have??! Well, not for me!

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- williams100 at 15-03-2011 04:38 PM (13 years ago)
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SUBMISSIVENESS OF A WOMAN TO A MAN IS NOT EARTHLY BORN BUT AN IN-BUILT IT HAS BEEN PROGRAMMED BY GOD IN THEM.BUT THEY CAN CHOOSE OTHERWISE IF THE MALE USES HIS PROWESS WRONGFULLY. THATS WHY WE HAVE LOTS OF FEMINIST EVERYWHERE.IT SEEMS LIKE THEIR MALE COUNTERPART HAVE BEEN TOO ARROGANT WITH ISSUES.I REALLY DONT BLAME SOME OF THEM THOUGH IT SEEMS NOBODY IS REALLY ADDRESSING SOME IF NOT MOST OF THE PUGNACIOUS ATTITUDE AND UNDIGNIFIED BEHAVIOUR EXHIBITED BY SOME OF MY MALEFOLKS.

HOWEVER,GOD HAS GIVEN MAN THE WILL POWER TO BEND ANYTHING TO ITS WILL THROUGH POSITIVE ATTITUDE.IF YOU WANT SUBMISSIVENESS FROM YOUR WOMAN ITS VERY SIMPLE.YOU HAVE TO SHOW HUMILITY,TRANSPARENCY,TOLERANCE,DEEP LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING THAT WOMEN ARE VERY FRAGILE IN NATURE AND THEY SHOULD NOT BE TREATED LIKE MEN.DONT LET SOME OF THEIR MISHAPS,ATTITUDE TO TIP YOU OVER THE EDGE EASILY.YOU MUST BE ABLE TO TALK AND CORRECT THEM WITH LOVE EVEN WHEN THEY GO WRONG NO MATTER WHAT ACT LIKE YOU HAVE SEEN WORSE OF CHARACTER AND WRONG DOINGS FROM PEOPLE AND IN YOUR LIFE BEFORE.SHE WILL BE SHOCKED,IMPRESSED AND HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO SUCCUMB WITH BEEN SUBMISSIVE TO YOU.SOMETIMES ASSUME HER FEMALE RESPONSIBILITIES BY GIVING HER A HELPING HAND.ITS REALLY NO BIG DEAL TRUST ME IT ISNT.

ON THE OTHER HAND.WOMEN SHOULD UNDERSTAND THAT MAN IS PROGRAMMED WITH A DOMINANT EGO IN NATURE.THEY WILL NEVER WILL OFF THEIR EGO,DIGNITY TO ANYTHING EASILY AT LEAST NOT TO A WOMAN.IF YOU WANT YOUR MAN'S LOVE COMPLETELY.THEN YOU BETTER REFLECT WITH YOUR ATTITUDE.........PROVERB CHAPTER 31 VS 10-31 SAYS IT ALL......YOU NEED TO KNOW WHAT TRIGGERS EMOTIONS IN MEN.ALWAYS ENCOURAGE YOUR MAN EVEN WHEN HE IS NOT UP TO THE TASK,ALWAYS CORRECT HIM WITH LOVE AND NEVER CHALLENGE HIM NO MATTER WHAT NOT EVEN IF HE IS WRONG.IF YOU DO SO IT UNVEILS ANGER IN HIM OR SHOULD I SAY THEM.THE BEST RESPONSE TO CORRECT HIM AND GET ALL YOUR LOVE FROM HIM IS TO BE TACTFUL,SUPPORTIVE AND UNDERSTANDING HIS FLAWS.
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- sobeit at 15-03-2011 04:38 PM (13 years ago)
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@flymamacita my twins are same age as u.They dont dare to talk to elders of my age this way.Thruenaija is right, its not good.
As for ur comment, nowhere in bible u can find that a woman is a slave to her man.so let men be slaves for us then.In my home its 50/50.
Well if u r d age of my mother, i am suprised bcos i neva heard my mother speak such RUBBISH!

U see there u go again talkin abt slave,, bein submissive has nottin to do with bein a slave....
If ur home works out like dat i am happy for u my dear, but i still follow d Bible, thank u


Kiss Kiss Kiss continue that way..i'm surprise to hear this from a white lady(abeg i mean no offence) cuz many white believe in 50/50  than being submissive to their man..carry go nothing do you.now many black girls are now sounding strange here..i wonder the cause, no wonder they say anything some black people learn or see they do abuse it.
I am not offended, d way i live my life is wot i saw home....my mother was and is still submissive
to my father and they r living in perfect happiness..... I see dat it works for me too so why wud i live in a different way?
ooooh just bcos we r 21 century? i dont tink so! i dont follow all dis media crase ppl who listen to OPRAH too much  Cheesy


you can say that again..let them continue to listen to fake lives in the media.at the end they will blame their marriage on their Men...so pls no change for nobody as long as you're happy with things in your family.
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- FlyMamacita at 15-03-2011 04:39 PM (13 years ago)
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@flymamacita my twins are same age as u.They dont dare to talk to elders of my age this way.Thruenaija is right, its not good.
As for ur comment, nowhere in bible u can find that a woman is a slave to her man.so let men be slaves for us then.In my home its 50/50.
Well if u r d age of my mother, i am suprised bcos i neva heard my mother speak such RUBBISH!

U see there u go again talkin abt slave,, bein submissive has nottin to do with bein a slave....
If ur home works out like dat i am happy for u my dear, but i still follow d Bible, thank u


hnmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
u r free to talk  Smiley

flymama,i get your point oooo,submission doesnt mean being a slave,understanding is the bottom line
yes dear it has nottin to do wit bein a slave....And if i hav to be honnest (i knw am gonna get fire for dis)

all dis emancipation of women no do our world any gud,, women wanna b d same as men on ALL levels

how can dat b good??


na waoooo,God made men the head of the family now women wants to be the head too,can you imagin this...lmao
dat is why i said dia can not b 2 captins for 1 ship....it is not possible!
Anyway sha everybody can speak dia own  Cheesy Cheesy

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