# Quote — Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah, The Sex Lives of African Women

> Many women lose all the privileges of a free woman when they get married and what they gain is nothing compared to what they lose.

- Author: [Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nana-darkoa-sekyiamah.md)
- Book: [The Sex Lives of African Women](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nana-darkoa-sekyiamah/the-sex-lives-of-african-women.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Nana_Darkoa_Sekyiamah#The_Sex_Lives_of_African_Women:_Self-Discovery,_Freedom,_and_Healing_(2021)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/nana-darkoa-sekyiamah/the-sex-lives-of-african-women/many-women-lose

## More from this book

> I spent years avoiding sex with guys because I didn’t want anyone to gossip about me. I wish I had realized sooner that no matter what I did guys would claim to have fucked me every which way under the sun.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nana-darkoa-sekyiamah/the-sex-lives-of-african-women/i-spent-years.md)

> We achieve freedom when we let go of the weight of societal expectations, and when we find our people – those who love us, care for us, and hold us up when we start slipping.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nana-darkoa-sekyiamah/the-sex-lives-of-african-women/we-achieve-freedom.md)

> I’ve learnt to ask myself every day, Are you happy today? And if the answer is no I make a change.

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/nana-darkoa-sekyiamah/the-sex-lives-of-african-women/ive-learnt-to-ask.md)