Ugandan singer Winnie Nwagi has made her expectations clear about the kind of man she wants her daughter, Desire, to bring home, saying she should never settle for a broke partner.
The singer shared the advice during an appearance on fellow musician Sheebah Karungi’s Let’s Talk About It podcast, where the conversation touched on relationships, parenting and the values children should learn while growing up.
Nwagi explained that she wants her daughter to choose a man who can provide for her while also showing genuine love and care. For the singer, financial stability is an important consideration when choosing a life partner.
She did not mince her words when explaining the message she has given Desire.
“My daughter should never bring me a broke man,” Nwagi stated.
But the singer’s comments went beyond financial expectations and dating preferences. She also turned attention to how parents raise boys, particularly when it comes to teaching them respect for women and discouraging violence.
Nwagi urged parents to correct aggressive behaviour in their sons while they are still young rather than dismissing violent incidents as ordinary childhood disagreements.
“That’s what you should tell your daughters, and also, when raising a boy, tell him never to beat a woman,” she said.
She further explained that even when a young boy gets into fights with other children, parents should intervene and make it clear that violence is unacceptable.
“Even if you hear that he fought with other kids, do something and show him that what he has done is wrong while he’s still a kid. He will grow up knowing domestic violence is wrong,” Nwagi added.
The singer also observed that some women find themselves in relationships with abusive partners without immediately recognising the warning signs.
In her view, the way boys are raised can play an important role in shaping how they treat women later in life. She therefore believes that teaching respect and non-violence should begin at home and during childhood.
Her appearance on Sheebah’s podcast brought two major parenting issues into the same conversation: teaching daughters to make thoughtful choices when selecting partners and raising sons who understand that abusing women is never acceptable.
For Nwagi, preparing children for adulthood means teaching them both what they should expect from others and how they should treat the people around them.
And while her advice about avoiding broke men may attract attention, her message about raising boys to reject domestic violence carries an equally important lesson.