The Issue with Relationship Counseling
For humans, relationships are unavoidable. Whether we like it or not, we will find ourselves in romantic relationship of some kind, latest by adulthood. For this reason, relationships have thus evolved and become an entire industry on its own. If perchance sex gets added to the relationship, we might have sex and relationships consuming roughly […]
Three Date Ideas This Valentine
So it’s that auspicious time of the year again when singles want to be booed up, and couples can’t wait to prove the extent of their love to their partners. Everywhere you go there’s this delightful scent in the air, and it’s not just because of the beautiful red roses that are a favorite norm […]
Kids Need Some Love Too
Parenting used to be so concise and fully beneficial to kids; but a number of realities in the modern world have limited the positive impact of it. As Africans say, it takes a community to raise a child. Nonetheless, it is important that parents must never outsource all of the raising of a child to […]
The Changing Dynamics of Wooing
It may not be common yet, but the dynamic of wooing no longer leans majorly on the side of men. In fact, women in the western world, for instance, have so much perfected the art that their men do not feel burdened with strategizing and lying for the chase any longer. Interestingly, the trend is […]
The Soulmate Myth
Sometimes, we find ourselves in awkward relationships with partners having the belief that we are inseparable or that we may die if we break up with them. Oftentimes, this dependence on inseparability is an offshoot of the set notion that we can never do without a particular lover or partner. A soulmate is largely and […]
Cheating and its Dangerous Minions
When some romantics heard the news of the breakup of the 25-year-old marriage of the world’s richest man, Jeff Bezos, and his wife, Mackenzie, their trust in love was shaken to its foundation. Admirers of the ex-couple wondered what their own fate in the journey of romance would turn out to be. Even then, a […]
Adekunle Gold Weds Simi; How They Met
In December 2018 singers Simi and Adekunle Gold made news when Simi posted, on Instagram, a photo of a kiss they shared on the stage of “Simi Live in Lagos” concert which held in December 2018. A post which she quickly removed. This was coming after prolonged speculation about their relationship, and now the two […]
Why Closure is Important in Ending Relationships
Think about all the people you have refused to give closure in your past relationships, whether romantic or not. Think about all sad endings which you have run away from – shirking the responsibility of guilt or owning up to being a jerk. Reflect, think about those you have ghosted on; refusing to give them […]
What Are You Going To Do Differently in 2019?
Like it began just yesterday, 2018 is almost over. We all have dreams and aspirations. Do you want to go back to school? Do you want to start that business or get that promotion at work? What are you going to do in 2019 to ensure that you move closer to your dreams? What can […]
The Importance of Friendship on the Intimacy Ladder
A level of self-awareness is wired into every human from a tender age. Children, for instance, will become aware and conscious of their environment, know their parents, realise they have a name and note the presence of their sex organs. Sexual awareness, particularly, intensifies when puberty kicks in around the age of 10-14 for girls […]
Music Videos We Love
Wonder Woman – Davido The video is a celebration of the women folk. Strong, dependable Nigerian women who have made meaningful achievements and positively impacted their society. It features cameo appearances by some of these women, including Tara Fela-Durotoye, pioneer Nigerian beautician and founder of House of Tara; Kaffy, Nigeria’s multiple record holder in dance […]
From Love to Hate Within a Twinkle
It is always an intriguing phenomenon seeing how one-time star-crossed lovers go from a place of deep love to that of hate whenever there is a rift. Everything that could go bad could go quite bad, they say. But what if real love was not even present in the first place? What if our modality […]
Personal Hygiene beyond a Time of Ebola
The Ebola outbreak in 2014 took Nigerians by surprise. Not only did it result in panic, but it also impacted vastly on our attitude to cleanliness and human contact – at least in the time of the epidemic. Being a highly communicable disease, mere contact with an Ebola victim’s personal belongings could very well mean […]
Why the Love for Your Partner May Dwindle Over Time
Much has been said about how the intensity of romance and love dwindles with time between a couple, but not many have sat down to consider the way the human mind interprets love over time. Some, still in a frantic struggle to maintain a 1-year relationship, are amazed by couples who have remained married for […]
Strengthening Your Marital Relationship Through Tourism Activities
Responsibilities and commitments tend to overburden married couples, daily leading to the critical need to make out time to be together. Sometimes when couples take their annual leave from work, they are so exhausted that they prefer to just have a staycation at home. Other times, they travel to their relatives’ place for the kids […]
See The Okpochas’ Love Messages As They Celebrate 8th Marriage Anniversary
Nigeria’s comedy icon, Bright Okpocha a.k.a Basketmouth, is happily celebrating eight years of marriage. Bright and his wife, Elsie Uzoma Okpocha, have been married for eight years (6th November 2010) and have two adorable children. Elsie is the CEO of Envee Beauty Store. The 40-year-old comedian posted lovely pictures with his heartthrob on Instagram: […]