Category: Marriage
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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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The Modern Naija Husband
What is the modern Naija husband like? My wife asked what I thought and I responded with just one characteristic. He likes to eat? Seeing the look on my wife’s face, I could tell I got it wrong. So I asked my wife what she thought the list should be, and a few hours later,…