Nigeria, July 5 -- In recent years, a new kind of social gospel has quietly taken root in the minds of many women and men alike. It floats through social media feeds, whispered by influencers, celebrities, and even pastors, and it has slowly gained the status of modern wisdom.

The message? If you're a woman approaching 35 or 40 and still unmarried, you shouldn't wait for the perfect man or a fairy-tale love. Just find someone-anyone-who can help you conceive. The goal is not love or companionship anymore, but beating the biological clock. "Become a mother," they say, "even if the father never wants to be one."

And so, the age-old archetypes of "baby mama" and "baby daddy" are no longer unfortunate titles-they are now being rebranded, gl...