First dates are your chance to get to know a potential love interest, and if that date is with a Nigerian man, you can’t just ask the questions you typically would. You need to dig a little deeper, and this list of essential questions will help you plan out a future relationship.

1. “What’s your full name?”

This is a pretty basic starter question to get the date going.

2. “How old are you?”

Another basic question to help diffuse any lingering awkwardness.

3. “What do you do?”

By this question, you’re getting a bit more comfortable with him, so you can get into the real enquiry.

4. “When is your wedding anniversary?”

Now that you’ve gotten the basic questions out of the way, it’s time to find out how long he’s been married. Yes, he is definitely married.

5. “Can your wife fight?”

You need to know if his wife will eventually pull up on you at a mall, and if she does, would you be able to take her in a fight.

6. “How old are your kids?”

He doesn’t just have a wife, he definitely has a few kids running around. They don’t really matter, but it’s good to have all the information.

7. “What do you plan to introduce me as?”

You need to know whether he plans to introduce you as his long-lost cousin or his PA, so you can both keep your lies in order.

8. “How many times will you lie about leaving your wife for me?”

This is a lie he will sell you for the remainder of the relationship, so it’s better to know how many times you should expect to hear it.

9. “Which side piece am I in the roster?”

You are definitely not the only side piece he has, so you might as well find out where exactly you’ll land on the timetable.

10. “How’s your second family?”

Besides his main family, he definitely has a whole other family he is hiding in a different state. To show him you care, ask about their wellbeing.

11. “Which holiday do I get?”

You now know how much he’s juggling, so this is to find out which holiday he’ll spend with you since the main ones are probably already taken.

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