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 […]
The pain of losing a loved one through child-birth
Ten years on, I’m a different person to the one I would have been had she not died. And while deep in your soul you miss the person every day, the intense pain gets less with time – either that or you understand it more and live with it – but that itself is very comforting. You have to accept and assimilate the effect of your loss into your life. Only then can you start to deal with it….”
Dear Bunmi, he’s too attached to his computer!
‘If your aim is to make him forget his PC for a while, then point him to reputable cyber cafes or drape yourself seductively over his PC!’
Inspite of the economy, turning your man into a house-husband is a bad idea
IT might not have been heard of a few decades back, but house-husbands are quietly creeping into a lot of matrimonial homes – thanks to women landing super executive jobs that pay mega salaries; and the spate of job losses caused by the current recession. For the hard-working female executives, house-husbands seem to be the […]
She learnt the hard way she couldn’t mend her parents’ broken marriage!
By Bunmi Sofola Separation has often been a bitter pill for children involved in the heart-wrenching decision to swallow. A few years ago, Claire’s parents decided to separate after almost 20 years of marriage. “My father had always made it known that he abhorred polygamy,” said Claire. So, instead of taking a second wife when […]
‘Watery Semen’ — Wife seeks divorce after 2 months of marriage
A housewife, Salamat Suleiman, has filed for divorce after two months of marriage, due to husband’s health issue.
