Nollywood actor Daniel Etim-Effiong recently opened up about a brief period in his life when he dated multiple women at the same time, describing it as part of his personal growth.

In a recent interview with Chude Jideonwo, Etim-Effiong was asked if he considered himself a womanizer before marriage. He responded, “It depends on what is your definition of a womanizer.”

When the term was clarified as a man juggling several romantic relationships simultaneously, he admitted, “Maybe there was a time in my life I was… I wouldn’t say for long periods of my life. Maybe for some certain periods that I explored. So, perhaps.”

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Looking back, he said, “Yes, they were periods of learning for me. If I learned, then they were good periods.”

Etim-Effiong explained that although such a lifestyle might seem appealing initially, it does not always bring the satisfaction one expects. “On paper, it feels like that is the life, but experientially maybe not,” he shared.

He cautioned young people about the consequences of adopting a player lifestyle, saying, “I tell young people a lot that it is cool to be a player but if you develop that habit or lifestyle, you won’t automatically change overnight.”

The actor stressed the importance of commitment, advising, “So, don’t develop something you don’t want to continue for the rest of your life. If you are not able to commit to one person, if you jump from one relationship to another, that won’t automatically change when you marry.”

He further explained the challenges faced by those who have not built a foundation of commitment before marriage: “When you marry that muscle hasn’t been developed so you encounter one challenge and you want to immediately jump or you just be like, ‘I’m talking to you, you are not listening to me, let me find somebody that would listen to me.’”

Concluding his advice, Etim-Effiong warned, “If you are the kind of person that before you got married it was easy for you to just walk away, keep different relationships, keep ladies on the string, that won’t change when you get married.”

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