By Bunmi Sofola YOU must have, lost count of stories you’ve been regaled with about the shenanigans of some husbands and the family’s nanny. Only, it is a heartbreaking reality for some wives.  What does it feel like to be betrayed by the man you married with a woman living under your own roof?  And what […]

By Bunmi Sofola As  enlightened as the society is and with information technology at the finger tips of almost every-one, parents still find it difficult to discuss sex with their adult children, and most youths don’t have that much clue as to what is right and what is wrong.  So, from the etiquette of the […]

By Bunmi Sofola IT stands to reason that with the spate of divorce the society now witnesses and the number of unwanted pregnancies, single parenthood has come to stay.  The sad picture is that, unlike in the old days when single parents were mostly widows who couldn’t be considered young, a lot of single parents today, […]

By Bunmi Sofola What kind of a person do you imagine when you think of a conscientious, hardworking conformist?  A proud brother or sister who shoulders responsibilities with or without encouragement?  What if you were to be asked which member of your family is the most extroverted or the naughtiest?  Do you think of your younger […]

By Bunmi Sofola You have been used and dumped by your partner and you’ve hurt terribly.  Now you consider your next line of action.  Should you walk away with your head held high or let your emotions get the best of you by plotting revenge?  After almost three years of living with her partner, Roy, Juyin […]

By Bunmi Sofola If your partner is a chronic alcoholic, most experts advise you to show him the door.  That only when he has reached rock bottom will he be ready to overcome his addiction to alcohol.  But what happens if that alcoholic is your father – or your mum as it was the case with […]

By Bunmi Sofola THE rainy season is fast upon us.  A few of us might skip through the season; but most of us will succumb, enduring between two and five bouts of sniffing and sneezing each year – each lasting an average of nine days.  Experts believe we spend around five years of our lives sneezing, […]

By Bunmi Sofola With many of our men complaining of different types of ‘accidents’ in the bedroom, it is no surprise that the help of what is now termed a ‘sexual surrogate’ could come in handy.  The average ‘sexual surrogate’ is not a prostitute but a trained psychotherapist who acts as a surrogate for men suffering […]

Sadly, a lot of men have had the power rug pulled from under their feet, no thanks to the current economic crunch that’s robbed them of a chunk of their incomes.

Just how much pain can a person in love put up with?  You think you have your priorities sorted out, your principles just so.  Then it happens.

By Bymi Sofola Ola, Dupe’s husband, now rich – beyond their wildest dreams, has alcohol as his albatross.  She doesn’t always know what type of rabbit he’ll pull out of his full magic hat of embarrassments when he’s drunk.  The last I witnessed was early this year when the family had a belated New Year party.  […]

By Bunmi Sofola DID it ever occur to you that when you stood at the altar and promised to love your husband ‘in sickness and in health,’ that one day you’d be forced to confront the reality of those vows?  You ought to.  This is life.  We’re all going to get old.  Some of us may […]

By Bunmi Sofola Recently scientific research has shown the risk of having heart failure or a stroke doubles in the first month after losing a loved one.  The findings add to growing evidence that bereavement doesn’t just increase the risk of depression and anxiety, but can weaken the body’s defences against all types of disease […]

By Bunmi Sofola How would you feel if your dad slept with your best friend?  It happens all of the time but it’s no fun when you’re at the receiving end.  ‘To say that my father, a great raconteur, often put on a show for my female friends would be an understatement.  From the moment they […]

By Bunmi Sofola I had not realised just how valuable my own parents’ presence in my children’s lives would be until I moved back to the family home with them – and brought my three children with me”, said 41-year-old Ijeoma, a pharmacist with a pharmaceutical company.  “I now appreciate the wonder of grandparents – they […]