The Puzzle - Episode 2

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HUBBY'S BACKGROUND

"Happy birthday Mommy! Happy birthday Mommy!" Debbie screamed as she sighted her Mum entering the sitting room
"Oh Angel! You are up already?" Roseline sounded surprised, she quickly wiped her tears. She is such an emotional being.
"Oh yeah, Mom. I decided to be the second person to wish you a happy birthday after Dad," she said in a sing-song voice, then presented a little piece of cardboard to her Mum . It was a small greeting card which she had made herself for her mother's birthday. The words were simple but lovely.
"Happy birthday to the best Mommy in the world, your dear daughter loves you!"

"Oh Debbie, this is so cute! Who taught you how to make a greeting card?"
"I'm glad you like it mum, we did it at school. Our Creative Arts teacher taught us and she also helped out with this very one." 
"That's so sweet of her" Roseline replied gleefully, momentarily forgetting her nonchalant husband. "God bless you my sweetheart." She hugged her daughter, and felt so happy to be a mother especially to a lovely girl like Debbie.

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David Evans is a good husband but a very boring one. He is a godly man, a practising Christian but he is not romantic in anyway

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. He is one of those men that grew up in a home where everything is just business as usual, no extra fun activities. He was raised in the slums. His parents were illiterates but they placed so much value on education that they spent nearly all they had to ensure that all their children went to school despite the fact that they were poor.

Being the first born, he has four younger siblings, two girls and two boys meaning they are five in all. Their parents were farmers who depend on profits made from the proceeds of their farm for daily survival. Their mother took food items such as vegetables, tomatoes, oranges, potatoes, etc (in accordance with their seasons) to the daily evening market near their home. Their father did bricklaying as a part-time job during the time of the year when farmers are considered to be less busy.

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. The children helped with hawking food items after school hours. Such things as extra or private lessons were luxuries which their parents could not afford. They only manage to read a little with their kerosene lantern inside their one room and a parlour apartment in the evenings before dosing off...

Theirs was the type of family in which such things as birthdays or wedding anniversary were never observed or celebrated. Most times, they don't even remember their birth dates not to talk of celebrating it. To them, they are just like any other days.
They do not have the time and resources to go on family picnics either. David in his childhood days never went to a fast food, neither is he used to places like the Zoo, Amusement Parks, recreational gardens, pool side and so on.
So, whether it was Easter, Christmas or New year, they spent it in their house, after they might have killed a big local chicken (all they could afford) or they go visiting friends and families. Asides that, no more, no less.

In David's home, mother is mother and father is father, no such words as mom or dad. Mother simply called her husband, Baba David (David's Father), while Father calls his wife Iya David (David's mother) and that was all. No endearments!
You may say they are uncivilized but they love one other only that they don't practise any form of open show of love. The parents don't hold or hug each other... Maybe they only touch each other whenever they were ready for sex. 

So because David was used to such a life where romance wasn't practised in broad daylight, when she married Rose, he brought in the same model he knew best - 'his father' such that in the second year of their marriage, Roseline was nearly choked up by this boring and unromantic husband of hers...

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So, what do we think? It is clear that David is a nice person, he is only living the kind of life he was used to.
Is this supposed to be an issue?

Drop your comments guys.
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  • olusegun MICHAEL picture
    olusegun MICHAEL
    hello sister love d way you explain thing#dlife of a poor boy
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    olusegun MICHAEL
    ok,It is not an issue but rose should help him upgrade#love your story
  • Moyosore Teniola picture
    Moyosore Teniola
    Thanks Bro. Smiles
  • Favour Abhatue picture
    Favour Abhatue
    Nothing as sweet as romance in marriage, David needs 2 loosen up abeg
  • Moyosore Teniola picture
    Moyosore Teniola
    Yes. Very. important
  • Mauray Anyanwu picture
    Mauray Anyanwu
    I feel you Sis, that's the life Dave grew up in, but he'll definitely change with Rose's help. Good one dear
  • Amma picture
    Amma
    if he hasn't changed after many years of marriage; I doubt he's gonna change
  • Vivian Chime picture
    Vivian Chime
    You're already having me glued to this lovely story.... Nice one Teni and more grace
  • Moyosore Teniola picture
    Moyosore Teniola
    Thanks Mauray, @Amma, you've given up on him already? lol
  • Moyosore Teniola picture
    Moyosore Teniola
    Thanks Vivian. Amen
  • Olaleye Adedamola picture
    Olaleye Adedamola
    I can't blame David for this bcoz this is life he going up with yeah will have some family like that but he need to change and blend himself only person who can help him is Rose his wife. Next episode
  • Moyosore Teniola picture
    Moyosore Teniola
    Yes, you are right @Adedamola
  • Lizzy Marcus picture
    Lizzy Marcus
    Is not that bad but she can help him learn more. Nice start
  • Akelinzia Mary picture
    Akelinzia Mary
    Oh she should take it easy cos the man is not used to those stuff.
  • sachisco picture
    sachisco
    I believe Roseline must have known all these before she agreed to marry David. So she suppose to bear it.
  • daragoldy16@gmail.com picture
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    when in a marriage we all have the ability to loosen up and tend to do things in a different way to please our partners to make it work. we don't have to be stiff. if she can just forget the hurt and tend to help David remember his birthday by celebrating it in love within some years, David too will adapt
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  • chisom Julia picture
    chisom Julia
    It's an issue and should be addressed fastly, nobody doubts the fact that he comes from a poor and one sided family but that shouldn't stop him from learning from other people's way of life and also availing himself of motivational books that will upgrade him and for you wify didn't you know your supposed hubby before you married him, I mean didn't you date him or did he suddenly change overnight.
  • Moyosore Teniola picture
    Moyosore Teniola
    Yes Chisom, you are right.
  • Pamela Essien picture
    Pamela Essien
    Well it's not about being raised in a poor family. Some people are just not outdoor type,despite their riches and exposure, they choose to socially aloof
  • Tobi Loba picture
    Tobi Loba
    nope..its not . Plus are humans..we can always.adapt
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  • Aina Ayanfe Dave picture
    Aina Ayanfe Dave
    I tink Rose is the best person to help him out of the life he grew up with.
  • Benjamin Musila picture
    Benjamin Musila
    David is nice husband only that he was brought up in a poor family where such celebrities we not exercised
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    Christiana Ojo
    David should try and learn from his wife. I understand he is not used to it but he shouldn't push his wife out because of simple things he can always learn. A boring relationship can lead to infidelity.
  • Kerenhappuch picture
    Kerenhappuch
    it is not David's fault. He was used to living such life due of his family background, so Rose should try understanding his behavior and help him outta such life
  • Georgina Bestway picture
    Georgina Bestway
    they keep saying, marry ur type! i cnt cope with someone who doesnt do pillow fights, tickling game, first to blink, etc. we must have playtime nt u coming close whenever u wana reproduce mbok iworke!
  • Roseline Ebitea picture
    Roseline Ebitea
    Well,to me David should try to practice all this,, at least he is a graduate and by now ,,he must have learnt something from the fellow students,,,
  • Ogunyemi Grace picture
    Ogunyemi Grace
    Two different personality becoming one....there's need for both to work hand in hand and changes should sprout and also must be active.more ink to ur pen @moyosore
  • Ogunyemi Grace picture
    Ogunyemi Grace
    Two different personality becoming one....there's need for both to work hand in hand and changes should sprout and also must be active.more ink to ur pen @moyosore
  • Dotun picture
    Dotun
    Honestly, Moyosore you're such an amazing intelligent novelist I would ever seen in my entire life, here is the reason.. you're the best when it comes to write a best novel in terms of grammatical and enthusiastic way, to say the fact that it completely helps to changes something mentality in such a wonderful ethics Actually,is because of the discliple background David was raised up that got him acting in such a manner that's not pleased his wife which simple means that what you thought a child at a very young age is like writing something on the rock once is dried off it will never be erase.
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    Taiwo femi
    Hmmmm she shd try to blend him now
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