{"id":134450,"date":"2023-12-23T14:01:46","date_gmt":"2023-12-23T14:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/23\/why-some-men-are-threatened-by-successful-women-ini-edo-spills\/"},"modified":"2023-12-23T14:01:46","modified_gmt":"2023-12-23T14:01:46","slug":"why-some-men-are-threatened-by-successful-women-ini-edo-spills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/23\/why-some-men-are-threatened-by-successful-women-ini-edo-spills\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Some Men Are Threatened By Successful Women \u2013 Ini Edo Spills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nollywood actress, Ini Obong Edo, has discussed the reasons behind the perception that women who are \u201coverly successful\u201d pose a challenge to men\u2019s authority as the head of the home.<\/p>\n<p>Men frequently prefer women who are submissive and easily \u201ccontrolled,\u201d according to Ini Edo, during a conversation on the most recent episode of Toke Makinwa\u2019s podcast.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-904286 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_1176.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"518\" height=\"570\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Personally, the actress stated her preference for being a \u201cqueen\u201d and emphasized her reluctance to dominate a man.<\/p>\n<p>Ini highlighted the challenge of finding men who comprehend that <strong>successful women<\/strong> do not pose a threat to their position as the head of the household.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: \u201cPetty Dirty Industry, If They Can\u2019t Use You, They Will Block You\u201d \u2013 Kunle Remi<\/p>\n<p>In her words: \u201c<em>Some men are threatened by women\u2019s strength. Because we can come off as if we are doing too much. First of all, you\u2019re a woman, you\u2019re beautiful, you\u2019re here and there\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNaturally, men want to see you [women] not so overly successful just so that they can pull you around, you can be the woman, cook and clean and do all the basic things that they\u2019ve grown up to know is expected of women.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSo when you get too strong, it\u2019s almost like you\u2019re competing with their ego. But the truth is, like I always say, I like to be the queen. I\u2019m not a woman who is looking to subdue any man or ride over any man.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cNo matter how successful I get, I don\u2019t think I would like to have a man that I am lording over. Then what is the beauty of it? 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