I disagree. The “five reasons” you mentioned are possible to achieve with or without having a job before marriage. When the virtuous woman is described in the proverbs of King Solomon, there is no indication that the woman had a job before she got married. Although since it was Bible times, it’s very likely she didn’t have a job.

Yes, that is very true.

As a career woman in my single days, I help my parents by buying groceries for the necessities at home. I also buy half sack of rice every month for our whole month consumption at home.

And since I have my own money, I can always go out with friends without asking for money from my parents. I can buy clothes , shoes and bags whenever I like.

So, when I got married, I was able to help my husband in providing for our sustenance and for our child.

I think, girls should really be financially stable also, before getting married.

I agree it is good for any woman to have a career. Nobody knows what kind of hand life will deal them and the possibility of two incomes is helpful for any marriage, but I was a stay at home mum and I can tell you that was in itself a job and deserved as much respect as any outside job I had. These days BOTH man and wife should work, contribute to the marriage and the things that make up a home. That means that respect is mutual and the man also does the housework.

This looks like a good recipe. I may have to give this one a shot. I am just wondering is this good to eat early morning or more of lunch or dinner type food?

It seems delicious and good to it since melon has a lot of health benefits. Jayaraman and Christina (2013) carried out a phytochemical analysis of the melon plant extracts. The study showed the presence of Cucurbitacin A, B, C, D, E (α-elaterin), saponins, alkaloids, anthranol, saponarin, tannins, tryptophan, terpenoids, J, L, caffeic acid, flavone glucosides, phenolic, arginine, flavanoids, cardic glycoloids, steroids, trace elements and sulfur-containing amino acids in this plant.

It is also an excellent source of nutritional minerals and vitamins such as carbohydrate, protein, fat, zinc, vitamin B1 (Thiamine), dietary fibre, sulphur, magnesium, vitamins B2 (Riboflavin), niacin and manganese.

Egusi is mostly grown for its shelled seeds that are usually ground and used for preparing assorted dishes such as egusi soup, egusi stew and salad. Some common Nigerian egusi dishes include; pounded yam and egusi soup, egusi and okro soup, Iyan and egusi, fufu and egusi soup, eba and egusi soup, egusi sauce and rice etc.

Before preparing the egusi soup or egusi sauce, the sun-dried seeds are either ground plain or roasted/fried before being ground. Chaffs obtained during the oil extraction of egusi seeds can be used for making fried cake snack popularly known as robo cake. The seeds can be fermented and used for making a local spice known as ogiri. Due to its high oil content, egusi seeds can be used for making margarine, butter and animal feed.