How many men after 30 years of marriage still love their wives?
By Bunmi Sofola MEN are the strongest allies when protecting their philandering interests. Alex, an industrialist in his 60s recognized his first son’s potential as a businessman when he made brilliant success of his secondary school exams. Getting him a place in one of the universities abroad was a doddle. As soon as he finished […]
The shock of reading about the ‘other woman’ claiming to be the wife!
By Bunmi Sofola As Nikky made her way to her office that fateful Monday morning, she saw a group of some female members of staff clustering round the photo copiers and chattering excitedly. When they saw her, the silence was eerie, and instead of scurrying off to their seats, they looked at her with defiance. “I […]
Learning to love that man you married once again
By Bunmi Sofola FROM time to time, you run into couples who look so wrong together you wonder what the attraction is. And, there are couples you see and are convinced their union is ordained from heaven. But these assumptions could be far-fetched at times. Take Lisa’s case for instance. She’s been married for four years […]
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 me […]
It pays to enjoy being a merry widow!
By Bunmi Sofola “Less than a year after my brother-in-law’s death, I rang my sister, Beverly and was surprised to hear her giggling down the line”, said Tope, herself widowed at age 48. “When I asked what was going on, she told me she had a ‘gentleman visitor’. This was around 11a.m., so I told her […]
Why you need to make your marriage more important than your children
By Bunmi Sofola WHEN we were children, there were much stricter boundaries,” recalled Eriwu, a 42-year old mother of two teenage children as we discussed the vast difference of parenting in the past and how today’s parents mono-cuddle their children. She continued: “Children did not stay up with the adults, or socialise with them, or sleep […]
