Relationships

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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Will you tell your friend his wife is dating your boss?

The coolness of the office as Frank entered his boss’s palatial reception was a welcome development.
He had suffered the heat of the afternoon sun to get drinks and snacks from a nearby eatery for Mr. Bruno’s (his boss)‘new catch’. The secretary was not on seat as she had been sent home earlier to make room for this ‘new catch’. It was the ways of Mr. Bruno as he would say, ‘I don’t want no old babe sniffing around’

How many affairs would you let your wife get away with?

I was almost ready for the office when my door-bell went persistently. Annoyed that the driver’s been locked out by the maid again, I went to the door with my face half made-up. The man standing on my door-step looked as though he’d been given a thorough beating by a gang of armed robbers.

When you keep on sleeping with the ‘enemy’!

I MET my husband just over 20 years ago,” said Susan, trying to put me in the picture of how she’d come to lose hef self-respect and dignity, because she couldn’t say ‘no’ to an ‘emotional’ abuser like her ex-husband.

Barrenness: Can you settle for adoption?

Child adoption is relatively new in Africa. But in the develop world people hardly blink because it is common knowledge that most couple who don’t desire to sire children adopt. A living testimony is the case of former America President Bill Clinton and his wife, Hilary who adopted a female child.

Are you a foul-weather friend?

WE all have our share of foul-weather friends. But are you one yourself?
Your career is grinding to a halt, the man you once termed “the best thing that ever happerrto me” has found lasting bliss with another woman and your good friend is driving you insane giving you a blow-by-blow account of her life with her new found- land.

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