Married SA Woman Living in Dubai Sets Record Straight About Being a Stay-at-Home Housewife on TikTok
- A South African stay-at-home wife (@nqo_na) on TikTok humorously challenged stereotypes about her lifestyle
- In a sarcastic video, she highlighted assumptions like being a shopaholic, having a wife allowance and not working
- She emphasised shared responsibilities in her marriage and clarified that being a housewife doesn't mean laziness
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A married South African woman living abroad in Dubai hilariously opened up about the reality of being a stay-at-home housewife.
A housewife is a woman whose work is running or managing her family's home. Responsibilities can include caring for her children, cooking, housekeeping, cleaning and maintaining the house, Scholary Community Encyclopedia explains.
Woman speaks on housewife stereotypes
TikTokker @nqo_na posted a video sarcastically admitting to some of the widely held assumptions that people tend to have about stay-at-home housewives.
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She admitted to being a shopaholic, planning vacations before her husband's approval, having a wife allowance and provident fund, as well as being aware of people assuming she isn't educated and doesn't work and sits around at home watching TV and TikTok.
@nqo_na said she doesn't cook every day, nor are there any gender-specific roles in her household. The goal is to make each other's lives easier in her marriage.
See the wife's video below:
SA shows SA housewife love
Judging by some of the comments. many women wish they were @nqo_na as they expressed how she's living their dream life.
Mandlovu wrote:
"We Nqobile angiphe amanzi ogeza ngawo mfethu wow you living the best phela wena."
Eswatini Homemaker commented:
"Waze wabamuhle yho ❤️"
MrsSpringbok said:
"Uyi-stay at home wife! Of course, you are living my dream life!!!"
Nozipho Sugar Shabangu❤️ replied:
"Ey I wish I could be you my darling. Phoke kothiwan kufanele kube abanje ngath abazoni monazela."
maGumede commented:
"Ngehlise bhoza yami."
Mpendulo Mkhonza commented:
"Very educated stay-at-home wife."
lungstarwasekasi responded:
"Waze wamuhle sisi namehlo amakhulu... Cela ungiphe u weave ongsayifaki ngyacela ungangiphoxi."
Woman quits job as procurement officer to be stay-at-home girlfriend
In another story, Briefly News reported that a brave woman quit her job as a procurement officer. She took a leap of faith and embraced the role of a full-time girlfriend.
The lady, @the_lone_jaber, posted a TikTok video of her last day at work. After clocking out, she went on a night out with her bae, who persuaded her to stop working.
The woman's boyfriend showered her with expensive gifts to mark the beginning of her new chapter as a stay-at-home partner. In the clip, she looked happy giving up her 9-to-5 career.
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