Stories of lovers unable to marry because they belong to different ethnic groups are less common in today’s Nigeria than they used to be. In fact, the thought of being confined to one’s own tribe when choosing a life partner may seem ludicrous to a younger Nigerian, yet it was the reality for many a…

Love may be a many-splendoured thing but, when it ends, the pain can be debilitating. The more passionate and out-of-this-world the highs are, the more agonising and devastating the lows tend to be. At first, the last thing a heartbroken person wants is to recover. They’re too busy being in denial. What’s there to recover…

A relationship is a two-way street. Everywhere we turn, there are tons of advice for women on how to keep their man happy and satisfied. This is great, but what about the men? Who is providing them with advice on making the woman they love happy and keeping her satisfied? You say she's the wind…

If you spend any amount of time engaging others on relationships and marriage, you may get the sense that there is only one acceptable kind of wife. She looks a certain way, behaves a certain way, and is great at certain things. Any woman who does not fit into this mould is not “wife material”.…

The freedoms we currently enjoy as women were hard won. Women haven't always had the right to choose any profession that appealed to them, vote or establish and run their own businesses. Women also haven't always had the right to choose their life partners. In our day, most women have more than just a say…

Marriage is a union of two different people who are sometimes from different backgrounds. However, many couples do not grasp the implications of this until after the honeymoon. Two people fall in love, get married, and then proceed to enjoy a delightful honeymoon with lots of fun in and out of the bedroom. The honeymoon…