Nigerian influencer, Symply Tacha recently ignited discussion online after insisting that men still need to make an effort to impress women.
Tacha compare men to male birds
She argued that the modern narrative suggesting men “don’t have to impress” is flawed, and that gestures of effort remain a vital part of relationships.
In her post, Tacha highlighted the inconsistency in current dating culture, noting how men are often expected to take women out or buy gifts, yet some claim they no longer need to impress.
She said, “Push the whole narrative of ‘men don’t have to impress’ and I’m like, you can’t tell me men don’t have to impress and every other day you’re telling a girl let me buy you bottles, let me take you out. There has to be effort.”
She went further, drawing an example from nature to emphasise her point. Tacha argued that even animals, particularly male birds, go to great lengths to display themselves to female birds.
“The ones that don’t put in effort are the ones trying to push the whole stupid woke 2025 nonsense. If animals can get it, and they are saying, ‘oh are you an animal?’ Those animals have 90% DNA structure as humans. So yes, if a bird can understand he has to impress the female, who are you to not understand you have to impress?”
Tacha also addressed modern dating trends, questioning why some men believe effort is optional, while women are expected to maintain standards.
She called on women to be honest about their expectations and warned against accepting minimal effort under the guise of “wokeness” or independence.
Social media reactions
@pips_daily: “If birds are your role model, maybe start laying eggs since you want to be like animals and reason like one. Impress you is exactly press money.”
@Mozemhe: “Abeg I no like to Dey see this kind talk Abeg.”
@MillyPixx: “Lowkey true tho effort is kinda attractive.”
@JWEALTH1: “It’s 2026. Everybody supposed don learn how to survive on their own.”
@Iam_jahbwai: “Birds don’t argue or ask for equality, they also don’t love because of money but masculinity.”