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I am not so crazy as to approach just any random woman on the subject of sex. I know that most women will be irreversibly offended even at the mention of sex. So I choose women who appear to be fairly liberated and then I approach the subject tangentially. Of ...

Nigerians have this bad attitude that annoys me, when they ask you about your relationship status and you tell them you’re single they start to look at you with pity as if you just told them your mum died and your house burnt. You could be a billionaire who just ...

People express love in different ways; some men particularly are over expressive. An attribute many Nigerian girls find annoying. Men who are like that are usually emotional and perceived to be weaklings. As much as one could never fully understand the affairs of the heart and the kind of people ...

Nigerian men have specifications when it comes to women; it is not out of place to see men who have certain things in mind when it comes to the type of women they love to date. Some would stay off short women while some would never date women who are ...

In the next few months, wedding season kicks off. Some of us have RSVP’d to weddings we’d rather not attend because, frankly, we don’t support the union. Realistically, few of us will speak up when the officiant asks us to, “Speak now, or forever hold your peace.” But is it ...

Mark L. Kemp wasn’t always Mark L. Kemp. Before that, he was Mark Layten. But a few years after becoming a stay-at-home dad, he decided to change his last name to match the one his wife and children used. Then, 10 years later, he and his wife divorced. Kemp kept ...

Brittany (not her real name) was feeling good when she walked into work one day several months ago—so much so that her boss, Lisa (also not her real name), asked her why she had a grin plastered on her face. “She said, ‘Oh my God, who is he?'” Brittany told ...

Conventional wisdom says to have important conversations with your S.O. face-to-face to avoid miscommunication. But sometimes, having to respond to everything instantaneously can keep you from responding thoughtfully—and this can actually make communication with your partner more prone to misunderstandings. So here are a few conversations that you officially have ...

Following the recent hike in fuel price and the growing pangs of inflation, Yoruba actress, Foluke Daramola-Salako has taken to the social media to advise married men and women on how to tolerate each other. In a post on Instagram, Foluke  wrote: “With the current situation of Nigeria and different ...

Candida, Ike was feeling damned pleased with himself. As he parked the car, he whistled a cheerful tune, gathered the ’treat’ he’d bought for his family and trotted to his flat. Amidst squeals of welcome from his kids, he dolled out his presents; meat pies and doughnuts for the .kids”, ...