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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My girl’s gone off sex!

My girl’s gone off sex!

I’m the general manager of a fairly big supermarket and I’m currently tempted to stray with some of my sales reps as sex with my girl is virtually non-existent. We’ve been together for about three years and at the beginning, we couldn’t get enough of each other.

My daughter needs to be brought down to earth!

My daughter needs to be brought down to earth!

My 30-year-old daughter has taken herself into the world of the high and mighty to such an extent that I hardly knew her any more. She’s married to a very successful  car merchant and lives in a very big house on the Island in Lagos. She has high- achieving friends and is talking like them. This was the same person who gave mehell when she was growing up.

Being drunk is no excuse to pounce on her! – Bunmi Sofola

Being drunk is no excuse to pounce on her! – Bunmi Sofola

A CULTURE of heavy drinking has led to sexual molestation becoming the norm on a night out for young women—and they feel they have to put,with it, an academic report warns. In a disturbing insight into how 18 to 24-year-olds behave on a night out, a survey has found one in three girls received inappropriate or unwanted physical attention or groping, but few were surprised. Academics said that excessive consumption of alcohol has turned a lot of clubs into a ‘permissive social arena’.

Moving on with the fear of God (2) – Yeyunde Arebi

Moving on with the fear of God (2) – Yeyunde Arebi

Here is the concluding part of last week’s article. Happy reading. Unfortunately, the story is not much different in the case of women who work. Many men tend to turn a blind eye to the contributions of their wives to the upkeep of the home and welfare of the family. Because of their masochistic tendencies and the patriarchal nature of our society, they assume everything acquired and achieved by the family as a unit belongs only to them. This is further compounded by the fact that   most receipted payments are made by the husbands, regardless of whether their wives chipped in to augment things or not.