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Don’t exhaust yourselves trying to please women, Pastor Funke Adejumo tells married men

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  • Pastor Funke Adejumo advises married men not to exhaust themselves trying to fully please their wives.
  • She states that women naturally seek change and improvement, using beauty routines as an example.
  • Adejumo encourages husbands to continue loving and caring for their wives but warns against striving for unattainable perfection.

Popular cleric and founder of Agape Christian Ministries, Pastor Funke Adejumo, has advised married men against expending all their energy trying to satisfy their wives, asserting that no man can completely please a woman. Speaking during a sermon that gained traction on Sunday, Adejumo emphasized that women inherently desire change and improvement, urging husbands not to place themselves under undue pressure to meet every expectation.

"To all married men, don't ever kill yourself trying to please a woman. I’m a woman speaking to you, and there is nobody who can please a woman to the fullest," she stated. The clergywoman illustrated her point by referencing women's beauty routines, noting that despite believing God created them beautifully, many still alter their natural appearance.

To all married men, don't ever kill yourself trying to please a woman. I’m a woman speaking to you, and there is nobody who can please a woman to the fullest.

— Pastor Funke AdejumoThe cleric advised married men on managing expectations in their relationships.

"God gave us natural nails, we cut them and put on artificial ones. He gave us natural hair, we remove it and wear wigs. If God cannot please us completely, who are you to think you can?" Adejumo questioned, highlighting the inherent desire for change.

While cautioning against the pursuit of perfection, Adejumo encouraged husbands to maintain their love and care for their wives. The advice aims to help men avoid exhausting themselves in the pursuit of an unachievable ideal within marriage, promoting a more balanced approach to marital relationships.

God gave us natural nails, we cut them and put on artificial ones. He gave us natural hair, we remove it and wear wigs. If God cannot please us completely, who are you to think you can?

— Pastor Funke AdejumoShe used the example of women's beauty routines to illustrate the inherent desire for change.
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