Relationships

Husbands who believe they’re goaded into being violent!

Husbands who believe they’re goaded into being violent!

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 […]
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I’m afraid of leaving my girlfriend after sleeping with her

I’m afraid of leaving my girlfriend after sleeping with her

I was her first, she wasn’t my first and she seems to be incredibly emotionally attached to me.
Considering that she is religious, although our sex was fully consensual, I am still afraid of what her stance could be if I broke up with her.

Women who tend to carcass

Women who tend to carcass

Though an uncle, I’d never liked his lifestyle. So, for many years, I’ve watched him from afar, not really interested in having a close relationship with him. Here is a man whom God had blessed with almost everything needed to live a moderately good and happy life but who with his own hands had ruined things for himself. Uncle Rufus had left the Nigerian Army when I grew up to know him.

The clothes you wear could be dangerous to your health

The clothes you wear could be dangerous to your health

Skinny jeans: Jeans that grip tightly around the waist, hips, thighs and calves can make a normal walking action impossible. If you are not able to take bouncing stride, you lose the shock-absorbing qualities of a natural walk. This can create undue pressure in the joints. Wearing a tight belt could exacerbate the problem, triggering leg pain. And don’t sit for long periods with your phone in your back pockets, the imbalance caused by having one buttock higher than the other could cause back and hip pain.

Sex with my boss was good but I regret it

Sex with my boss was good but I regret it

I’m a secretary and made an irrational decision nine months ago to sleep with my boss. He was years older but extremely sophisticated and sex with him was good. So was sex with my husband. My lover is happily married, so what we had was a fling. But why was I attracted to another man when I love my husband? My boss has since been promoted and he now heads a branch office. The affair is more or less dead. But why did I have it?

My man’s dad smacked my bum

My man’s dad smacked my bum

I know I get on well with my boyfriend’s family. We’ve been an item for a few years now, but at a recent party, his dad tried to kiss me after giving me a playful smack on the bum. We’d all had too much to drink but I told my boyfriend about it right away. In the morning, I didn’t make an issue of it as it looked as if both father and son had forgotten about the incident.