Parents who think their children are the greatest!
By Bunmi Sofola RECENTLY, Frieda, the head of a leading private school, lamented that modern parents are praising their children to the hilt and bringing up their daughters as if they can do no wrong. She argued that being showered with too much praise and too many presents is not a good thing for a child […]
Dear Bunmi, I want my fiance’s mom to back off
I am getting married next year and my fiancé and I are really excited about it. The problem is, I’m really struggling to get along with my future mother-in-law. She’s always very rude to me. She tries to exclude me from any family event, and she’s now trying to meddle in our wedding plans. When […]
I hope to make a positive impact on marriages globally— Evans Francis
By Josephine Agbonkhese In a world where many marriages now hardly exceed their fifth year, leaving both partners and children in great pain, the need for intensive pre-marriage tutelage can never be over-emphasised. Popular Indian-born relationship coach, Evans Francis, is however set to champion this cause and change the global narrative for relationships and marriages. […]
Dear Bunmi, afraid to tell friends about my failed marriage
A few years ago, my husband left me for another woman. We were only married for four years and we had no children. I was very upset and found it easier not to tell people, because I knew I’d just start crying. My family lives in another state and I didn’t have any close friends […]
Dear Bunmi, I find it difficult to cope with campus life
I started university this year and I really hate it; I haven’t made any real friends. My course is more difficult than I envisaged and my room-mates are all messy, and they stay up partying into the wee hours. But, most of all, I’m really homesick. I’m very close to my family and miss them […]
Dear Bunmi, I’ve mourned hubby for 6 months; I’m ready to mingle
I lost my husband of 20 years to cancer six months ago. Our two children are away in their various universities and I am now unbearably lonely, and feel as though life is passing me by. I’ve tried going out with friends but everyone in the area knows that I’m widowed, so I receive unwanted […]
Dear Bunmi, I no longer want to be stay-at-home wife
When we got married, I agreed to stay at home with our four children. So, for the past 12 years I have been a full-time mom, which has been great. But now they’re all at school, I’m itching to go back to work, only my husband is kicking against it. It’s true I want for […]
Dear Bunmi, he seems to like large-breasted women
I never said anything yet to my boyfriend, but I think he is obsessed with abnormally large breasts. I always catch him staring at women’s chest. I have boobs that are on the small size and his attitude is making me feel inadequate. I have a good mind to ask him if he would rather […]
How could you go on believing lies your lover feeds you!
How many affairs should you over-look before you realise your partner is trying to send you a message by pushing you close to the edge? About a decade ago, Adaobi was in love. Ahmed, her man, was separated from a wife who still lived abroad and against her friends and parents’ warnings, she moved in with her superman within a few months of their getting together.
An old flame and excitement of new romance
By Bunmi Sofola At times, the joy of an encounter with an old flame could only be matched with the excitement of a new romance. Sandra, a fifty-something-year-old lecturer recently recounted how a chance meeting with an old flame turned a holiday that she thought would be hum-drummed into a never-to-be-forgotten adventure. Her Story I […]
Dear Bunmi, am I smothering him with too much s3x?
I’ve always had a high sex drive, but it has become worse since I met my current boyfriend a few months ago. He’s so macho that sex with him is always amazing. As a result, I want to be with him all the time. I’ve tried to act cool when he wants a few nights off […]
Making the most of that ‘distraction’ from your marriage!
By Candida BARELY a year after she changed jobs, Abi was excited when she was picked as one of the four executives for a one-week course at a posh hotel. “The course was an intensive one,” explained Abi, 45, “privately organised and very exhaustive. Sitting in a classroom again was a bizarre feeling – I hadn’t […]
What if your children don’t take to your new lover?
It stands to reason that with the spate of divorce the society now witnesses and the number of unwanted pregnancies, single parenthood has come to stay. The sad picture is that, unlike in the old days when single parents were mostly widows who couldn’t be considered young, a lot of single parents today, male and female, are […]
The nightmare of an irate ex-lover’s bedroom attack!
By Candida IT’S never been wise to leap into a relationship on the rebound. This Samantha found out the hard way. “I was in love with my fiancé Mike. I met him when I started work at the company we both worked with. He had such a warm personality that we’d hit it off straightaway. “He […]
He burnt his fingers replacing his menopausal wife with a bombshell!
By Bunmi Sofola When Ibidun hit the menopause, her erratic behaviour became irritating and unbearable to Peter, her husband. She was 48 and a mother of four grown-up children. A normally bubbly woman, she became testy, snarling and crying most of the time. “Whenever I tried to find out what the matter was, she shoved […]
Social media platforms and kind of women you meet there
By Biodun Busari Social media has become an integral part of the daily routine life of many people in the world and Nigerians are not exempted. They are websites and applications created for the purposes of interactions among people which include creating, sharing and exchanging information. Some of the popular social media platforms like WhatsApp, […]
