“You sold suffering as soft life” – UK-based man’s wife cries out over their living conditions in UK after relocation

A Nigerian woman has cried out over the difficult living conditions she and her two children allegedly encountered after joining her husband in the United Kingdom, three years after he relocated abroad.

The experience was shared by an X user, @TeeMento, who claimed to be friends with the woman’s husband and narrated how the family’s relocation turned out differently from what they had expected.

According to @TeeMento, the man had spent years posting pictures of beautiful locations, new iPhones, Tesco shopping and train rides on social media while encouraging his friends to leave Nigeria.

 

Man celebrates family’s relocation to UK

The X user said the man eventually invited his wife and two children to join him in the UK last month.

 

Friends reportedly celebrated the family’s relocation and even organised a surprise party for them before their departure.

However, @TeeMento claimed that the woman contacted them privately two weeks after arriving in the UK, expressing concern about their living conditions.

 

Wife reveals family’s living conditions

Recounting the conversation, the X user said the woman asked them to find out where her husband had taken the family.

 

The woman reportedly explained that she, her husband and their two children were sharing a single room with two other men from her husband’s village.

 

She also claimed that they slept on the floor and shared a toilet with eight people.

 

Describing the situation, she reportedly said:

 

“We are in one room. Me, my husband, my two kids, and two other guys from his village. We sleep on the floor. He shares one toilet with 8 people. He works 18 hours as a cleaner and security. The house is full of mold.”

 

Husband allegedly slept in his car for four months

The woman further claimed that her husband had been sleeping in his car for four months before the family arrived.

 

According to her, the pictures he regularly shared online were taken during his days off at different attractive locations, creating the impression that he was enjoying a comfortable life abroad.

 

She reportedly told @TeeMento:

 

“All those fine pictures were on his day off, at random fine streets.”

 

Wife says family borrowed £4,000 to relocate

The woman also disclosed that her husband allegedly borrowed £4,000 to bring her and their children to the UK.

 

She expressed disappointment over the family’s situation, saying they were now struggling more than they had in Nigeria, where they previously lived in a two-bedroom flat.

 

In her words:

 

“We are worse than we were in Lagos. In Lagos we had a 2-bedroom flat. Here we are begging to breathe.”

 

Husband accuses wife of damaging his image

@TeeMento claimed that the woman’s husband later called angrily, accusing his wife of ruining his image by revealing their living conditions.

 

He reportedly insisted that she should be patient because everyone goes through difficult times when they first relocate abroad.

 

However, the X user said they challenged him for allegedly giving friends a false impression of his life in the UK.

 

The narrator recalled telling him:

 

“But you lied. You sold suffering as soft life.”

 

The man reportedly responded:

 

“If I told the truth, who will respect me?”

 

Story sparks conversation about life abroad

Reflecting on the experience, @TeeMento said the incident made them realise that some Nigerians living abroad might be struggling despite the glamorous pictures they share online.

 

The post has drawn attention to the pressure some people may feel to present a successful image after relocating, even when their actual living conditions are difficult.

 

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