Sit still look pretty''Get married before 30 they say''
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As African women we strive to upheld the notion of 'if you are not married by 30yrs you will never be married'. Every man wants a woman who can sit still look pretty and obey this is not the day life I planned for myself or maybe my life choices got me here........
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