Somehow I feel like the recovery queen. My poor heart has been broken a bit more times than I’d like to admit. But if there’s anything I have learnt its that relationships, the ones that last forever or for a short time, are great teachers. They teach us about ourselves and what we can or should expect from others. Today’s…
So here’s the raw,honest to God truth. I’m single and it bothers me. It’s not the type of bother that makes me cry or contemplate my self worth. It’s the type of bother that hits you on a Friday evening when you’d rather be having dinner with that special someone or that creeps up on you when you are planning…
If the man in your life could make you up…what sort of make up would he choose (and more importantly would you trust him to..LOL)? I just love buzz feed and their social experiments. Amidst the hilarity of their videos, there is usually a subtle narrative that reflects either our prejudices or flaws in societal thinking. A bit like the…
All relationships need TLC- whether its an old friendship, sibling or romantic relationship. Perhaps one of the most important relationship which will require lifelong nurturing is a marriage. We spotted this article on one of our fav sites huffington post and we loved the sincerity of the advice. Louise Chapman, writes from her perspective as a wife and shares from her own experiences…
By She Leads Africa You want to be a boss. You dream of being the type of woman who is on her grind, building an empire and taking no prisoners. Chairman by M.I, I’m a Boss by Rick Ross, and Looku Looku by The Mavins are key songs in the playlist of your life. When you heard an organisation called…
We saw this post on one of our FAV blogs, Single in Gidi and just had to share! There is plenty drama being single in Lagos (or any where else for that matter). Asides from the continual pressure (and prayer) from friends, family, wellwishers and people you met 5 minutes ago to get married there are also various ‘stigma’ issues…
By Glory Edozien After 4 years of what we all agreed to call a ‘man drought’, my besto, turned sister, Temi was in a healthy loving relationship for longer than 6 months. We had all questioned the lack of a man in Temi’s life for a long time. She was pretty, smart, friendly and had lost almost 20kg following a…
Sometime last year, I got an email from Chioma Obii-Obioha, the creator and editor of the Love.N’Words blog inviting me to take part in her Journey to Beautiful Series. According to Chioma, the series aims to showcase African women celebrating their own beauty, defining what is beautiful for themselves, embracing the journey to total self-acceptance, and living on purpose. I could relate…
By Glory Edozien The best description of a veteran I can think of is an army officer with a long service record, usually one who has served his country at war. War Vets, as they are commonly called in America, are seasoned military men and women who dedicated their lives to the service of their country. As we all know,…
Today everyone bemoans the short life span of marriages in our society. Till death do us part has now been shortened to just a few years or maybe even months. Sometimes, despite the hard work of both parties, things come to a grinding halt and the inevitable happens…divorce. The stigma of divorce in our society weighs heavily on all those…
