Relationships

Escapades of a typical ‘area father!’

Escapades of a typical ‘area father!’

By Bunmi Sofola As soon as Terry walked into his lavishly furnished home at his usual time of 8p.m. or thereabout, his wife was waiting for him.  His best food was kept hot in the food warmer, his favourite bottle of wine nesting in the fridge.  This was late last year when Covid-19 was virtually unheard […]
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Today’s middle-aged women are already paying the price for their wine habits

Today’s middle-aged women are already paying the price for their wine habits

WHY do women drink more these days? According to 52-year-old Vivian who owns a couple of well-stocked supermarkets: “Alcohol is warming, cheering and temporarily gives you courage. A first drink togs the brain, wobbles the perception, relaxes the limbs, pushes harsh thoughts down. Its spreading vapour seems to fill a dark hole of uncertainly and shame inside you. And uncertainty and shame are a curse of female nature. Men feel these things too, but when a man fails at a task, gets a hard time from his boss, feels patronised or bungles a promotion interview, he may find it easy to mutter: ‘Bastard!’

When your ex suddenly looks ‘manageable’!

When your ex suddenly looks ‘manageable’!

I’VE always believed there’s no point hanging on to a dead marriage where both partners no longer see eye to eye. The few victims who’ve had the guts to pack such a marriage in have confessed to being relieved – and happy. Joy’s marriage was already on its back, with the hooves virtually in the air, when she told me she would rather be on her own than live with the ‘lodger’ her husband had turned into. Not one to act on impulse, I asked her to give such a hard decision a deep thought before she threw in the towel.

Using what you have to get what you want?

Using what you have to get what you want?

ONE of the biggest mistakes you can make is to put your friend up in your flat on a temporary basis, especially when your place is a bit crammed.” Bilikis was desperate for a place to stay and Ann, her childhood friend put her up. But now Ann’s ‘guest’ had been with her for nine months—instead of the three months she said she would spend. Her boyfriend of a couple of years had not only found someone else—he was getting married and Bilikis had to go. She was very weepy and desperate to find a place, that Ann grudgingly agreed to put her up long enough for her to find a decent place of her own.

My son’s girlfriend seduced me, father cries

My son’s girlfriend seduced me, father cries

I am in my 50s and have been married for over 25 years. I recently met one of my only son’s girlfriends and my life has never been the same again. Her body is simply wonderful; well-stacked boobs and glowing skin and she wears all the revealing clothes that are the rage these days. For months I fantasised about having sex with her.

Caught red-handed by her mother!

Caught red-handed by her mother!

Some few months back, at one of these private A-list parties, Dora was having the time of her life. So were a few of us that shared a table.