Author: NaijaHusband
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Bathroom Beef Ko, Toilet Beef Ni
This is Naijawife’s Rebuttal piece to Bathroom Beef written by Naija Husband! When I was a little girl, if my siblings annoyed me and I went to report them to my parents, they would allow me to rant and rave for a few minutes and then they would ask “So what did you yourself do to…
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I have Bathroom Beef
Naijawife and I were asked why we had separate bathrooms on Twitter recently. I answered that it was to save our marriage from self-destruction. I have serious bathroom “beef” with my wife. So great in fact that I’ve asked her to write a response to this post and tell her own side of the story. …
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Equal Partnership In a Marriage?
When I hear the words “equal partnership” I immediately picture this quote: Recently, the Huffington Post asked its married readers to give advice on how to maintain an equal partnership in marriage. I submitted my thoughts and fortunately they published it (they cite me as “Naija” as opposed to Naija Husband). Here’s what I said: “Though…
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The Myth of “The One”
How did you know she was the one? We got this question a lot when we announced our engagement. The short answer I like to give is “She told me she was.” No but seriously, while we’d all like the answer to be something romantic and sappy like: All those things are lovely and nice…
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Pre-Engagement Counseling
That’s right, I said Pre-Engagement Counseling. Not pre-marital counseling. Why? Well… Given the stats of divorce….we’d be foolish not to. It was either that or we sign a pre-nup (so funny how we actually discussed such. Don’t know what that woman was thinking when she asked if I’d sign one. As if we have two…
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To kneel or not to kneel
Years before we got married, whenever we attended a wedding together, the wife would always make it a point to huff, puff and almost roll her eyes out of her head whenever the bride knelt down for her husband. In Yoruba traditional engagement ceremonies, you’ll often find brides kneeling to place a cap on their…
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My wife is just like Voltron
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nBMSRtCrIQ] This is my wife’s nightly routine when she gets ready for bed. Ready to form ‘SLEEP’-TRON! Face cream ON! Eyemask UP! Earplugs CONNECTED! Bedside Lamps are GO! Hairnet ON! Bedside Fan ACTIVATE! Place feet and legs! Place arms and body! and she’ll lay THE Head! …..My people, this is what I deal with every…
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International Oyinbo Dad
Naija Wife and I were discussing whether to buy a ready made cupboard…or have one built, and the following conversation ensued. NaijaWife: “Let’s avoid the wahala. Buy a readymade set.” NaijaHusband: “But I don’t want to be one of those couples that just pays people to do everything for us.” Naijawife: “…. So you don’t…