When revenge could be therapeutic!
By Bunmi Sofola HELL might have no furry like a woman scorned, but some have found ways of making the pain more bearable by seeking revenge. When Rele moved in with her boyfriend of 18 months, she was ecstatic. But, I warned that living together seldom lead to marriage. That where it did, the marriage […]
Couldn’t stand his steward having all the fun!!
By Bunmi Sofola Bolaji is a cherished friend I’ve known for years and he loves a good gossip. Most of all, he’s learnt to laugh at himself from time to time no matter at what cost. It’s always a pleasure to listen to him on the few occasions he finds the time to phone. When he […]
I regret snatching my friend’s husband — Reader
By Bunmi Sofola A Reader wrote: I have followed your columns way back from your Punch days when I was in the university. Most of the times, your articles are so down-to-earth they speak to me – as if you are writing about me. In one of the editions of Sunday Vanguard a few months […]
How not to settle for dodgy presents this Christmas
By Bunmi Sofola There is currently a subliminal build-up to Christmas. Wherever you turn, discreet Christmas carols blaring from the stereos of the various record shops assault your ears. Could it be Christmas already? Well, this is November and Christmas is only a few weeks away. The cable network is awash with weepy Christmas films […]
It’s a myth that men are always in the mood!
“But our bodies are different. I can wake up
on a Monday and think: ‘Oh yes, sex!’ but not feel at all like it at the weekend when Ray’s in the mood…”
Why fathers should stop trying to be their son’s best friend!
Some few weeks back, I was talking to the father of a teenage boy who was despairing that his son insisted on putting his play-station above homework, chores and even sleep. He asked, with a defeated shrug: “What can I do?” I was afterall an agony aunt. He seemed to believe that as the boy’s […]
