Marriage

I am so grateful for social media and the ease it has brought to the world and my life specifically. The ease of information and the access to learn from people with whom you would ordinarily wouldn’t have been able to connect. The other day, I needed to get a new mosquito net in my …

Have you heard people, particularly Nigerians, make cryptic comments on social media?  “Marriage no be beans o.” “Marriage no be for small pikin.” “Marriage is not for the faint-hearted!” They say these because, away from the glam and glitz online, the matching pajamas and PDAs, a lot of work goes into building a strong and …

Many women desire to be wives and marry, but few are smart wives. And I get it. Some people go into marriage with all sorts of ideologies about it, some cultural, traditional, or even societal. That is why I have written this article to guide you. Smart wives don’t yield to societal and cultural expectations …

When it comes to relationships, it sometimes feels like some people get it while others repeatedly fall into the same trap.  The same thing applies to marriage.  You’d see some women’s marriages, and it’s almost like they are wielding a magic wand because of how happy they are and how well-put-together their homes are.  On …

“We need to talk” Everyone in relationships has heard or said this at some point. When you are on the receiving end of this, there is usually this nervousness that comes upon you. Just four words, but they carry so much weight. I used to hate hearing those words because they usually meant something was …

When we write about the signs men are cheating, it sometimes looks really easy to spot the signs. Like… How hard is it for you to realize that your husband is guarding his phone closely? Or how difficult could it be for you to notice that your husband seems to be increasingly spending more time …

There are so many talks about how women should respect their men.  When these discussions are had, you find that it is often said as a given that men should be respected.  However, respect is earned – true respect, that is.  Eye service and respect compelled by culture might be given whether a man deserves …