Part 1 – The date I met Skater Boy at an arts workshop this week. I hardly noticed him over the first three days and we barely said a word to each other. On the last day however, we started talking and essentially didn’t stop until midnight. He’s so easy to talk to; the words flowed smoothly and easily as we covered different topics of our life – childhood, freelancing, parents, experiences and aspirations. He opened up to me completely …
Category: Relationships
Relationship
Nigerian Women Discuss Relationship Expectations, and offer tips for Dating in a Highly Misogynistic Society It’s a daunting experience to be sexually attracted – through no choice of yours – to those who oppress you. By …
Written by Dr. Hannah Yang It’s only natural for all humans to crave a certain amount of love and attachment in their lives. But with so many distractions and challenges that each of us face on …
Let me give you a scenario. Imagine falling in love with the man of your dreams who is also great in bed. So, you have this man who is attracted to you and can’t keep his …
Written by Precious-Uzoma Nwosu I hate that I love you,That your smile lights up the embers of my soul,That your laughter eases me of my day’s burden,And your gaze takes me to all nine planets and …
I had a friend — let’s call her Sab — who had been in a relationship for two years. She loved her boyfriend, but she was frustrated and unhappy in her relationship. Her boyfriend was also …
Written by B. Armstrong My grandma once told me that the only boy worth crying over was a dead one and that the best way to get over someone old is to get into someone new. …
Written by Nyambura Nothing is as elusive as time and in days like these, I want it to stop so that I can savour the moment, take a mental picture of this wonderful view of the …
Written by Tawakalt Oseni ‘Delay is not Delilah’ is a tweaked version of ‘’Delay is not Denial.” It became a trend on Nigerian Twitter when a famous Nigerian actress, Rita Dominic, got married ceremoniously in her …
Written by Nyambura “I, staring up, the light did spy And to my God, my heart did cry To strengthen me, in my distress And not leave me succorless” –From ‘Here Follows Some Verses upon Burning …
Written by: Nyambura I have this memory of us. I am seated along the beach in Shela Island, Lamu, resting my face on my knees, my hands wrapped around my legs, and my toes pressing the …