Afrobeats singer, Ruger, has opened up about a deeply personal childhood experience that he says contributed to his emotional development and later behaviour.
During an appearance on the Bro Bants show, the artist shared a story from when he was just six years old.
Ruger revealed he had developed feelings for an older woman who affectionately called him her “boyfriend.”
According to him, the playful attention made him believe there was a special connection between them.
However, Ruger recalled a traumatic moment that shattered his innocent perception of love.
“The last time that I experienced heartbreak I was very very young. There was this aunty that I liked, she used to call me ‘my boyfriend.’ So, I assumed that she was my woman. I was just 6 years old,” he said.
The turning point came when he caught her in an intimate moment with another man.
“I got heartbroken because one day, I saw some guy smashing her through her window. The guy was tearing her up, bro. I cried. I was traumatised. I started singing ‘Imagine That’ by Styl-Plus. That was what started my toxicity. That experience broke my heart,” Ruger recounted.
He explained that the memory of that incident has lingered with him ever since, shaping aspects of his emotional responses as he grew older.
