5 Rules A Woman Must Understand To Keep An African Man.

Henry Johnson LR
8 min readJan 30, 2023

Just thinking about it terrifies those who have never dated someone from another race or culture before. After all, different races and cultures have different customs, values, and beliefs about what is permissible, attractive, and disrespectful. Dating or being newly married to an African man is an excellent example, but don’t worry — I’ll run you through five essential things every woman in a relationship with or married to an African man needs to understand to keep their relationship or marriage healthy.

  1. Be Mother-like: This is not to say for you to be his mama. Nay. When you cross-cultural or racial boundaries, it can feel like the man you’re dealing with is, at times, hard to puzzle. However, figuring out an African man could be relatively easy with a bit of understanding of traditions. Firstly, remember that many women in African cultures are mother-like, independent, and can hold down the home when he’s away.

If you want an African man to respect you, you should be mother-like, meaning you should be his shoulder to cry on. In bad times, he needs comfort and wants you to tell him that you got his back and will do anything to see him win in life. You…

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Henry Johnson LR

I am a Liberian-born American writer with great ideas to impact lives and leave this world a little better than I found it.