Tag "Love"

Our Stories 15 Comments

IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES

I was at a friend’s place one Saturday afternoon. We were gisting and our conversation went from the latest movies to cool, crazy, meaningful and meaningless music, to happenings in

Our Stories 27 Comments

THE BURDEN OF MY PAIN

Heartbreak. It’s not at all a good feeling. It is one of those dark places you fall into and eventually emerge, either made or marred. Many people will say to

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THE THING ABOUT LOVE

Here’s an opinion: letting go of the fact that there’s a “the One” can be one of the most freeing things you will ever do. All that pressure to find

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GOOD ENOUGH. JUST NOT FOR ME

He has told me to stop communicating with him, especially via text messages and phone calls. This I respect and have kept to, without any grudge. I met Nonso on

The Happenings 6 Comments

Woman Spent 9 Years Trying To Pray Her Husband’s Gay Away, And It Was All Futile

A woman has written a post about how she spent a decade trying to pray her husband’s homosexuality away. Ali Anne, in a blog post published on Love What Matters,

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WE FOUND LOVE IN A HOPELESS PLACE

I look back on my life since this year started. I can’t say I do not find the view so unreal. It’s like a dream. You know it’s a dream

Series (Non-Fiction) 43 Comments

SUITS AND TIES (Part 11)

He was employed at my workplace on a contractual basis, as a member of a team of consultants. They were programmers employed to automate a particular process in the company.

Poetry 1 Comment

My Yoruba Demon

I was once bitten And I still went back a second time Got burned after that Now I’m wondering: do I still want that again?   I thought I was

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For E

You see, it started strong. Strong. No one would have expected it. I mean, till now, people who know me still get surprised when I tell them. I was always

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THE LOVE THAT NEVER GOES AWAY

It’s been over nine years since my relationship with the guy who was my second boyfriend ended. His name is Junior. I met Junior when I was 17. And he