“I blame my mother for being unmarried at 37” – Woman shares emotional story of sacrifice and family pressure
A 37-year-old woman has sparked emotions online after opening up about her painful life story, blaming her current situation on years of sacrifice for her family.
According to her, she left Nigeria about 15 years ago, travelling through Libya and Italy before eventually settling in Germany, where she worked tirelessly to support her family back home.
In her words, she said:
“I blame my mother for everything I am going through right now, because no man wants to settle down with me. All my mates are married with children, I am the only one left. I will be 38 in the next two months, no child, no husband.”
She revealed that she started with cleaning jobs and later moved into caregiving, sending money home to build a house and improve her family’s living conditions.
However, instead of encouraging her to settle down, she said her mother urged her to focus on her siblings, asking her to bring them abroad and continue supporting them.
“My mother told me to forget about marriage and bring my siblings over. I struggled, worked two jobs, took loans, and brought them here. Immediately they settled, they got married and started their own lives,” she added.
She added that each time she brought up marriage, her mother discouraged her, insisting she was still young and needed to prioritize her family responsibilities first.
Now, years later, she feels left behind as her siblings have moved on with their lives, leaving her single and uncertain about her future.
“Now I am the only one left unmarried. I’m 37, no husband, no child, and my mother is still telling me to be careful and marry a man that will allow me to keep taking care of the family.”
She added that when she expressed her fears, her mother dismissed her concerns, saying marriage is not everything and that she could always adopt a child.
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My mother was the reason behind me not being married by now, each time I see a man who’s willing to marry me she will always say’ if I marry now who will help in training my siblings? and I’m closing to 40 years without husband and children, no one is ready to marry me again
— ChukwuNonso✍️ (@Mazi_Chinonso1) April 15, 2026