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	<title>Adventures from the bedrooms of African women &#187; Relationships</title>
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	<description>We think there is a serious lack of relevant and useful information about the sexuality of African women. This blog is a space for African women to share tips, experiences and more...</description>
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		<title>Guest Contributor Bandeka Girl: Choice or Chance. It’s A Decision You Have to Make</title>
		<link>http://adventuresfrom.com/2011/12/28/guest-contributor-bandeka-girl-choice-or-chance-its-a-decision-you-have-to-make.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[A little bird tells me that Bandeka has an Accra mixer this Thursday. Surely there is no better time to share the post that I had asked Bandeka girl to write for me a lil while ago]
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The men were shy (or couldn’t be bothered or acted too cool). However, they would quickly man up when I went to suggest that the women were alone in one corner of the bar… I had to keep doing this every 20-30min with different guys. The women were particularly appreciative when I’d come in, move a couple of them from their seats (discreetly talking to them about fixing the gender segregation) and take them to the guy&#8217;s section- by ...]]></description>
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		<title>Bandeka: An online dating service for well educated Africans</title>
		<link>http://adventuresfrom.com/2011/11/23/bandeka-an-online-dating-service-for-well-educated-africans.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 11:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nana Darkoa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, my #TwitterCrush hooked me up to Afua, who in turn introduced me to Yaw. Yaw is the very handsome co-founder of Bandeka and wanted to chat to me about the online dating site he has started with his friend Tunde. Yaw was a delight to chat to. Funny, intelligent and very easy on the eyes&#8230;men who are easy on the eyes are a particular weakness. In fact people who are easy on the eyes are a particular weakness but I ramble&#8230;.
I&#8217;m intrigued by the concept of Bandeka. Especially by the Pan-African element intrinsic within the model. I like that when you sign up to the site they have all types of ...]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Contributor African Mami: Yellow Padded Love Affair, Part 3</title>
		<link>http://adventuresfrom.com/2011/11/22/guest-contributor-african-mami-yellow-padded-love-affair-part-3-3.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[To read part 1 of this story click here, and access part 2 here]
As the maitre d’ ushered them to a secluded area in the lounge, as per his instructions all eyes lay squarely on him and his lady. She couldn’t help but to notice a group of six ladies who suddenly stopped their banter to direct their attention to them.  They kept pointing at him. In her head, she figured they were probably talking about the age difference between them of which she cared less.  As far as she was concerned, age was nothing but a number. Moreover, he was focused, ambitious, well travelled, completely swagged out and tall, just how she liked them. ...]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Contributor African Mami: Yellow Padded Love Affair, Part 2</title>
		<link>http://adventuresfrom.com/2011/11/11/guest-contributor-african-mami-yellow-padded-love-affair-part-2.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nana Darkoa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To quote the email I received from African Mami:
&#8220;Part II. Please forgive me but the progression of this love affair cannot be done at a go&#8230;. So there&#8217;s definitely more to come. If you don&#8217;t mind.&#8221;
Do you mind?
If you haven&#8217;t read Part 1 already you may do so here

Part II
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He: *Breathing heavily, reluctantly pulled out and quietly took a sip of his drink*. 
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The prior display of enthusiasm was suddenly replaced with a more stoic demeanor. A gnawing feeling he was pissed off crept on her. Being a person who was not quite adept with massaging egos or kissing ass for that matter decided to let him stew and cook in anger. After all, they ...]]></description>
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		<title>Tips for Online Dating</title>
		<link>http://adventuresfrom.com/2011/09/09/tips-for-online-dating.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nana Darkoa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[internet]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[match]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was having dinner with a good friend a few hours ago, and she asked me if I could give her some tips for online dating. Well, well, well,  I definitely can. About four years ago I thought it would be a good idea to write a book called &#8216;How to Meet Mr Right on the Internet&#8217;, which of course called for lots of research. I remember there was one week when I went on a date every single day. Most dates were just &#8216;alright&#8217;. I usually met men in my local area (I lived in London at the time), had a coffee, pleasant conversation and afterwards went on my merry way home. You very ...]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Contributor Ms Didi: How much honesty can you handle?</title>
		<link>http://adventuresfrom.com/2011/08/12/guest-contributor-ms-didi-how-much-honesty-can-you-handle.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want a guy who won’t lie to me, who will always tell me the truth no matter what, a honest guy, look me in the eyes and tell me what others can’t? Huh?????
I had so many thoughts running through my head as Michelle went on and on. Yea right, Honest indeed! We claim to want honest men but how much honesty can we really handle? Last time a guy told me I needed to shed some weight, I automatically said no to his proposal. (Now really I can’t stop laughing because I knew it was true but just didn’t want him to tell me).How many women would want her man to tell her how ...]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Contributor Golda Addo: &#8220;Stupid Man of my Heart&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://adventuresfrom.com/2011/06/13/guest-contributor-golda-addo-stupid-man-of-my-heart.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Fiction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Part of my book:  Ghanaians &#38; Sexuality
Sub-title: A Ghanaian Christian cringes in the face of her sexual thoughts. To her, it’s equal to Fornication, and she’s too holy for that!
Myth –buster: God created sex. Understand it. Know why it was created it. Appreciate it. Just don’t abuse the beautiful thang!
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This book is full of my experiences with anything related to sexuality, on several facets. MY EXPERIENCES. Just so you can secretly relate, but feel free to blame/quote me. I don’t mind.
Shut up. I know you’ve all had this debate with yourselves before. 
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Me. Queen of Ice.
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You.
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You … where do I start?
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You beast. You Strong man of my dreams. You idiot. You, the only man I ...]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Contributor Golda Addo on &#8220;Contemporary Love 101: I like you, but I can’t like you, ‘cus you like me and that simply won’t do.&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://adventuresfrom.com/2011/06/06/guest-contributor-golda-addo-on-contemporary-love-101-i-like-you-but-i-can%e2%80%99t-like-you-%e2%80%98cus-you-like-me-and-that-simply-won%e2%80%99t-do.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jun 2011 10:13:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heterosexual sex]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[contemporary love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[games]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay.
So what is this?
Don’t men or women ever go straightforward in love anymore?
Do we have to do this perpetual swan dance?
Makes me sick. What with the power play already?
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I like you, and you saw it; and because you were also feeling something for me, you made the first move and asked me out. But I can’t handle someone taking the game outta my hands, so no I won’t go out with you. In fact, I’ve lost interest in you for asking me out.
It means you like me, and it means I have nothing to conquer. So, know what? Let’s just be friends for now.
Let’s just be friends? … For now?
What does that even mean? Is ...]]></description>
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		<title>The Marriage Dilemma</title>
		<link>http://adventuresfrom.com/2011/05/26/the-marriage-dilemma.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 10:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nana Darkoa</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[marriage]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Nana, why is it that people who are married want to get out of their marriage, and those who are not married want to get married?”
This is a question a friend posed to me a few days ago. Let me answer what I perceive as the simpler question first.
People want to get married (and here I speak specifically of the Ghanaian context) because we are brought up with the expectation that by a certain age we should be married. That’s just what happens (or so we are told) in our society. As a dutiful daughter, (or son) once you are ‘of age’ you get married. Our society does not expect you to sow your wild ...]]></description>
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		<title>A letter to M&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://adventuresfrom.com/2011/04/17/a-letter-to-m.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 04:57:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nana Darkoa</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Relationships]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[letter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[sadness]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear M,
You may or may not have realized it, but these last few days in NYC were very hard for me. Emotionally hard, and that threw me for a loop. I wasn’t expecting this trip to be such an emotional rollercoaster. I wasn’t expecting to be upset and teary eyed because we weren’t spending all our time together. I wasn’t expecting to be upset that you would change the plans we had to go to a poetry slam on my last night in town in favour of going for drinks with some new friends you had just met. And I certainly didn’t expect that I would be upset about doing the cab journey from the ...]]></description>
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