Who Buys The Phones – The Man Or The Woman?

Come forward and answer the question. It is a simple one: in your relationship, who buys the phones?

Before you start hitting your head on the wall or calling for my head to be assigned to a guillotine, this is not one of those gender war articles. Or perhaps it is; do your worst. LOL.

Anyway, I was doing my rounds and saw one of those tiresome posts asking who pays the house rent. I had no idea we were still debating such a thing as we round up 2024. I mean! Anyway, seeing that question triggered the mischief maker in me and I thought it would be nice to trigger some of you with a similar post – just tweaked for purpose.

So, come and answer: in your relationship, who buys the phones? Is it the man or the woman, or does each person buy what they want when they want?

I will kick things off with my own answer. If I remember well, the only phone my wife has ever bought was her first one. That was in 2001. After that, the task of obtaining phones for her has fallen on her dear husband, yours truly, Mister Mobility. And that makes sense, considering what I do for a living and the perks that come with it. One of those perks is gift phones from brands.

So, when she needs a new phone, I either buy her one or hand over one of the gift smartphones that has come in. It is mostly the latter. And it makes sense; right? This is not a gender-gbas-gbos issue. It is our unique arrangement based on competence and speciality.

Also, this works well because Mrs. Mo is not a gadget enthusiast. She just wants a phone that works and she is satisfied. She has no interest in any special features and does not care about what is latest or in vogue. She’d often tell me: “This phone I’m currently using isn’t faulty; why should I replace it?”

If she had particular icks and wants in her phones, our arrangement will be a little different, I figure. The dynamics would be totally different. She might have to sometimes fork out the cash to buy what she wants.

Our arrangement works mostly because she makes no fuss about brands, status, and all of that. She’s as comfortable using a Samsung as she is a Huawei or a TECNO or a Redmi. She’s used all of these brands and her current phone is a Redmi.

Also, if our jobs were switched and she were the gadget reviewer, I imagine that I’d probably never have to buy a phone for myself either. I’d just be enjoying awoof smartphones upandan. Yaaaas, king! Who doesn’t want to relax and be taken care of?

So, that is the situation in our household. Whatever works for each relationship is fine, as long as nobody is being forced to do anything. Over to you: how does it work in your household or relationship? Who buys the phones – oga or madam? Is it a case of odogwu or that of cash madam? Share your story with us.

Author: Mister Mobility

Mister Mobility, a techie with a passion for storytelling. I have owned, used, and reviewed hundreds of mobile phones since 2001. I started Mobility Nigeria Tech Blog in 2008.