Dear woman; what did you learn from World Cup?

The World Cup came and went. And like in bullfighting matches, the best carried the day. Certainly, it was a month of exhilarating action both in stadiums around Brazil and at home, where billions were following the games on TV.

In stadiums, we saw big men and women bawl like newborns after their teams were bundled out of the tournament. But it is at home, especially here, where I believe there was plenty of drama. With the man taking over the TV remotes, the silent wars that took place in houses were as dramatic as Brazil’s seven-nil loss to Germany.

At the height of the games, a female colleague came to the office in a foul mood. Reason? She had missed her favorite soap opera the previous night because her husband was busy watching Brazil lose to Netherlands, which she considered a not-so-important match.

As the dust settles on the World Cup, For the Love of the Game believes the tournament was full of lessons for women.

Here are some of them.

Can do without soap drama

If soap operas were that important, then they should be screened once after every four years, like the World Cup. It is for this reason that men take charge of the TV remote control when the World Cup or the African Cup of Nations starts. You cannot compare what is screened every day with a once-in-four-years’ event.

Women must now be having a field day at home with the World Cup having ended, but For the Love of the Game believes they must have learned that soap operas are not a matter of life and death. They can do without them.

Man is head of the house

Feminists have planted into heads of some women the fallacy that they are equal to their husbands. What a joke!

The World Cup helped remind some strong-headed women who always harass their husbands and subject them to watching soap operas on daily basis that men are in charge.

And they only let their women watch soaps daily because of love. With most matches being screened past 11pm, this meant men stay at home to assert their authority, especially on what was to be watched on TV.

Men’s first love

Men love football and they can sacrifice everything else for the sake of the beautiful game. That is why they would stay until 3am watching football and crawl to bed later without minding about things like ‘morning glory’.

Learn to be independent

The match between Brazil and Germany offered the most important lesson to women. With Brazil having relied on Neymar for everything, they crumbled seven-nil when he missed the game because of injury.

So, dear women, shed off the ‘diva mentality’ and learn to fix that tyre, bulb and be financially independent. Your man, like Neymar, will not always be there.