{"id":99655,"date":"2023-09-13T20:36:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/13\/stop-spending-on-your-girlfriends-they-are-not-your-wives\/"},"modified":"2023-09-13T20:36:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:36:23","slug":"stop-spending-on-your-girlfriends-they-are-not-your-wives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/09\/13\/stop-spending-on-your-girlfriends-they-are-not-your-wives\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Spending On Your Girlfriends, They Are Not Your Wives"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Ghanaian media show host, Akumaa Mama Zimbi has revealed why people dating shouldn\u2019t spend on each other.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-901\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-114\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Berla Mundi on the Day Show on TV3, Akumaa Mama Zimbi revealed that only people who are married must spend on each other but not those who are dating.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-909\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>According to her, people in relationships are not supposed to be spending on each other except on special occasions like birthdays.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-910\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-122\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Akumaa further advised women to not sit on the bed if their boyfriends don\u2019t have chairs in their rooms.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-911\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Akumaa Mama Zimbi, also known professionally as Dr. Joyce Akumaa Dongotey-Padi, is a Ghanaian television and radio broadcast journalist, women\u2019s rights activist, blogger, marriage counselor, and an actress in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Akumaa is known for her fascinating, yet sexually stimulating, ways of expressing \u201cMedaase\u201d (Thank you).<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-912\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-123\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Her exceptional ways of wearing her headgear also comes off as a distinct Akumaa brand. Little is known about Akumaa\u2019s early life as well as her family and educational background.<\/p>\n<p>However, it is known that her father is a policeman and her husband is a businessman to whom she has been married for over thirty years.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-913\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Also,the controversial media personlity recently shared a shocking revelation about the challenges she has faced due to her signature style.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-124\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an interview with Adom TV, Mama Zimbi delved into the less glamorous side of her trademark headgear, revealing that it has taken a toll on her hair.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-914\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As she bared her soul to host Afia Amankwa Tamakloe, Mama Zimbi revealed that her consistent wear of the headgear led to a significant hair loss issue.<\/p>\n<p>According to the TV and Radio presenter, the headgear, which has become her emblem, was tightly fastened to prevent any mishaps during her public appearances.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-915\" data-method=\"placement-service\"\/><span id=\"ezoic-pub-ad-placeholder-125\" data-inserter-version=\"2\"\/><\/p>\n<p>See the snippet of the interview below;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CxIqqfqr8a6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#fff;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%;width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px);width:calc(100% - 2px)\"\/>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghanaian media show host, Akumaa Mama Zimbi has revealed why people dating shouldn\u2019t spend on each other. Speaking to Berla Mundi on the Day Show on TV3, Akumaa Mama Zimbi revealed that only people who are married must spend on each other but not those who are dating. 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