Love is meant to be a sanctuary. Ideally, it is meant to make you feel safe. But what happens when the person you are falling for is not who they claim to be? Not everyone who professes love has genuine intentions. Many people lie about loving someone else for reasons best known to them. This …

I saw a tweet recently that said every woman’s greatest fear is marrying late, but many women countered that their greatest fear is marrying the wrong person and not marrying late.  Then, another post—this time from a friend—asked whether men search as judiciously as women when they want to get married.  Many answered in the …

A few days ago, I came across a post about a lady discussing her relationship woes. She ended the post with, “What do men even want?” This question is common, especially among women who seem to have experienced heartbreaks and breakups. I am not going to invalidate your experiences. There are many men out there …

One thing about life is that it can be very unpredictable. I’ve seen marriages people thought were not going to last a year end up lasting twenty years and more. I have also seen others that looked formidable fall like a pack of cards within the first few years. You can’t always tell from the …

There is nothing more demeaning and disrespectful than being in a space where everyone is taken seriously except you. You get shushed or ignored when you try to contribute to the conversation, and your ideas are dismissed without a second thought. Sometimes, you’d prefer even to be invisible than to have the constant reminder of …

Someone who was born into and grew up in a loving family with parents who loved, cared for, and doted on each other may find it shocking to find out that not all marriages are like that. Some marriages make you want to sit the couples down and ask them why the heck they decided …

The world is full of so many fascinating people. I realized this early in life. As a kid, I had issues understanding love. Part of my indoctrination was the idea that love is a special feeling you only feel for a few people. So, I couldn’t explain my feelings towards several girls as a teenager. …