“Two’s company, three’s a crowd”, the saying goes—but in the Odyssey of Desire, this loaded arithmetic is disproved by the logic of self-love. “You are your own person. When you couple up with a partner, you …
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I am on my 2nd glass of infused juice and I am feeling really good. It’s just the right amount to make me feel quite happily relaxed but still well in control. I am next to …
Breath work, sexual liberation, consent and boundaries, ‘intertextual loving and holding,’ starting new relationships in the time of Covid-19, these were a few of the topics discussed in our very first live chat for Adventures Live …
You’re too nice and that’s why men and people in general normally mostly have the nerve to say the things they say to you. Too nice. Play nice. Be nice. The word monster in me wanted …
Recently someone close to me made a joke along the lines of “Yawa. Nyi kondele ka timo nade sani gi curfew ni?” which roughly translated to how were female sex workers known to mostly operate in …
I met the man who would eventually become my husband when I was 24 and when I had a strict “no more than 5 years older” policy when it came to dating. I turn 40 this …
(continued from previous post) It started early in the year when I had so much work to do. I was getting to work and leaving at odd hours in order to meet deadlines. There were days …
It’s the 7th of April, 2020, 5:30 pm. It’s Tuesday and I’m home, lying on my sofa trying to write this piece. I should be at work, but I’ve been on a two-week compulsory leave for …
A few months into isolation, I swiped right on a software engineer who drew me in with an array of eclectic pictures. First, a group photo with friends in a home setting which conveyed he had …
“Who’s fucking you?”… You…I say faintly… “What’s my name??” …”Essien”…I say breathlessly… “Say my name again”…He said stroking me deeper…”Fuck! Essien!”…I scream… With that, he pulled my arms back forcing my chest to arch and my …