I Wanted to Date Someone Abroad, So I Approached Several Guys, But They All Laughed at Me – Brown

Media personality Morayo Afolabi-Brown has recounted how repeated rejection and humiliation affected her confidence during her teenage years while attending high school in the United States.

She shared the experience during a BBC News conversation hosted by Nkechi Ogbonna, where she reflected on the bullying and social exclusion she experienced after moving from Nigeria to the United States.

Speaking about her desire to fit in with other students, Afolabi-Brown explained that she wanted to experience teenage relationships and have someone take her to prom. However, her attempts to find a date did not go as she had hoped.

She recalled asking several people out, only for them to laugh at her instead of accepting her invitation. The repeated rejection made it difficult for her to feel accepted among her classmates, especially at a time when she wanted to enjoy the same social experiences as other teenagers.

She said: “I wanted to date someone abroad, so I approached several guys, but I was laughed at.”

The media personality also revealed that when someone eventually agreed to take her to prom, she later discovered that his decision was part of a cruel bet involving his friends.

According to her account, finding out that the invitation was not genuine deeply hurt her. She described the experience as something that broke her and affected her confidence and personality for a long time.

Afolabi-Brown’s experience formed part of her wider account of the discrimination and bullying she faced as a Nigerian teenager in an American school.

Her story highlighted how seemingly ordinary social interactions can have a lasting emotional impact on young people, particularly when rejection and humiliation become repeated experiences.

Watch full video below from: 22:10 to 22:20

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