do not allow yourself to be someone back-up plan, just in cAse, a B-plan, a second-line or contingency plan..even love can make the future different but it will never erase their past; the fact is we all people might have someone we'd take at any moment no matter how much they hurt us in the past (Ejump,2016)

Meaning: Possessiveness and a demand for dominance can make equal companionship difficult. Love and lordship are pictured as unwilling to share their place with others.

Meaning: A wish to possess or rule can interfere with friendship. The saying invites scrutiny of exclusivity and power in relationships rather than treating them as unavoidable.

Editorial context: This saying endorses beating a woman. It records an abusive viewpoint, not valid advice or a justification for violence.

Meaning: This saying presents beating a woman as a way to improve her behaviour, alongside beating an animal or tree. It expresses an abusive viewpoint, not a valid instruction for relationships or care.

Meaning: Even those who seem small or unimportant still have needs. Do not overlook someone’s basic requirements because they have little status or visibility.