How many men after 30 years of marriage still love their wives?
By Bunmi Sofola MEN are the strongest allies when protecting their philandering interests. Alex, an industrialist in his 60s recognized his first son’s potential as a businessman when he made brilliant success of his secondary school exams. Getting him a place in one of the universities abroad was a doddle. As soon as he finished […]
My ex turned my life into a non-stop deliverance service
By Peju Akande The air inside the house always smelled of burnt onions and bleach, a sterile, sharp mixture he used to clean the floors every Saturday morning until the terrazzo gleamed like the surface of a fresh grave. We live in a culture that treats endurance as a spiritual currency, especially for women, telling […]
There is so much police can do to tackle under-aged sex
By Bunmi Sofola JOKE, a secondary school teacher married to James for close to 19 years tried not to raise her three children the way she’d been raised. “My father was very authoritarian and we were all in awe of him He was such a bully that mum dared not cross him. Prospective girlfriends and boyfriends […]
Husbands who believe wives bring out the violence in them!
By Bunmi Sofola WILL spousal violence ever go away? Two readers sent in their views recently. One is a married mother of three and the other is a bewildered husband who’s been physically and mentally abused by his wife. “My husband and I were together for nearly ten years,” wrote Ibi, “and he was a violent […]
Couples who kiss regularly are less likely to get depressed
By Bunmi Sofola WHEN it comes to first kisses, scientists agree with those who believe in love at first sight, happy endings and the power of that first glorious embrace. That’s because, Scientists say, a kiss is much more than just a way of saying you fancy someone. It’s an efficient means of working out if […]
Why you should ditch the booze when you’re pregnant!
By Bunmi Sofola IMAGINE when your pregnancy is scanned for the first time so you could see your precious baby growing in the womb, suddenly its whole body gives a shudder and the foetus appears to jump. Such a movement is known as the startle reflex; and the scan described above are from photographs from […]
