We do 50/50, but when he found out I earn more than him, he wanted me to give him £3,000 every month — Woman shares how she divorced her husband in the UK

A Nigerian woman has taken to social media to explain why she decided to end her marriage, claiming that ongoing disagreements over finances eventually pushed her to walk away from the relationship.

In a video shared online, the woman said she had been married to her husband for four years and that they have two children together, with their youngest child being about 12 months old.

According to her, she and her husband had always shared household expenses equally since relocating to the United Kingdom.

However, she said problems arose when her husband discovered that her employer had paid her approximately £4,000 in accumulated wages that were reportedly released annually.

She alleged that after learning about the payment, her husband requested a larger contribution from her in addition to the arrangement they already had in place.

Recounting her experience, she said:

“I left my husband i have been with for 4 years now and yeah I am back to the streets we have two children, the last one is about 12months ….. I left him because since we came to the UK.. I am talking i left him last week…….. since we came to the UK he has been wanting 50/50 and yes we are doing the 50/50

“So something happened, our company paid like wages that they were holding us for like a year every year they pay us this little amount of money ….. so he got to find out and said yes we are doing 50/50 but since you not have like £4,000 with you, you should bring £2,000 for the month or £3,000 ….. then i asked him we have been doing 50/50 together still you still have eyes in my little money you still want to take it and he was like i brought you to the country If i didn’t bring you, you would have been in Nigeria by now receiving what people are receiving, you would have been in Nigeria suffering and you know what I told him that I am done …… I can no longer do this with him sharing 50/50 still wanting to have my own still wanting to keep my own money and then when i talk he would say i am Nagging because he brought me from nigeria”

The woman said she ultimately decided to leave the marriage because she felt unhappy with the situation and believed the relationship had become unhealthy for her.

She also advised other women living in the UK to be cautious when discussing their finances with their partners, particularly if they earn more money.

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“I left my husband that I have been with for four years now. I am back to the street. We have two children together. I left him last week and the reason is since we came to the UK, he’s been wanting 50/50.”

— Nigerian Lady says. pic.twitter.com/iIC1ug3us8

— 𝐀𝐬𝐚𝐤𝐲𝐆𝐑𝐍 (@AsakyGRN) June 9, 2026