Gambian actress and social media personality, Princess Shyngle, has sparked widespread conversation online after advising women in marriages or relationships to refrain from asking for financial assistance.
Speaking in a video shared on her Instagram page, Shyngle argued that women in committed relationships should not be experiencing financial hardship, insisting that their partners are expected to provide for them.
The actress expressed frustration over receiving direct messages from women seeking money, noting that many of those reaching out are either married or currently in relationships.
“What are your partners doing for you?” she asked, questioning why women with partners would turn to others for financial support.
Shyngle contrasted their situation with that of single women, whom she described as facing greater challenges due to the absence of emotional and financial support from a partner.
According to her, “Struggling is meant for single women only. If you are married, engaged, or have a boyfriend you claim, that word ‘struggling’ should not exist in your vocabulary.”
She further criticised married women and those in relationships for allegedly seeking financial help from single women, calling the behaviour contradictory.
“You carry marriage and man for head like World Cup and now you are in a single girl’s DM begging for money,” she said.
Shyngle added that single women often work hard daily without anyone to rely on, emphasising that they navigate life independently.
“We are single, we are struggling, grinding every day. Some of us don’t have a man to turn to,” she stated.
She concluded by urging women with partners to stop sending her messages requesting financial assistance, asking them to “stay in their lane.”
The comments have since generated mixed reactions on social media, with some users supporting her views while others criticised her remarks as insensitive and dismissive of the realities faced by women in different relationships.
