sad-black-woman Hi lovely readers, how was your weekend? I want us to look at this issue critically. Please read on. Dear Nkechi, I have been married to Lukman for 2 years now.  He had nothing doing since I married him and I have been the one taking care of the home financially. But my husband is not doing anything to change his jobless status instead he runs...

girl-female-sad-thinking-black Hi lovely readers, please lets help one of our own.   This is her question; Dear Magdaline, “My name is Kate and I’m 20yrs.  I live with my parents in Lagos and I’m still trying to get admission into the university.  I have a boyfriend I love so much and we have been talking about getting married someday.  One faithful day,...

sad-woman-in-bed-with-boyfriend A study has found that live-in girlfriends are unhappier in their relationships than married women. Researchers suggest the unhappiness is caused by feelings of pity, low self-esteem and that they’ve violated the “norm.” Here’s what The Telegraph had to say: “The study of 22,000 people from around the world found that...

Black couple in love MOST men in heterosexual relationships feel they are not having enough sex, but seem more satisfied than women with the sex they are having, an Australian study has found. Whether we have our desired amount of sex influences not only how happy we are with our sex life, but also our overall relationship, the researchers found. Their study...

pretty-black-woman-with-drink I like to believe that women are the superior sex. We’re smarter, more intuitive and, with the exception of Joan of Arc, know better than to get involved in 100-year wars. We pick up things more quickly than men, whether it’s the kids’ toys, the link between chicken-wing consumption and heartburn, or, unfortunately, alcoholism. It’s...

tantrum black kid Children who lack access to healthy foods, particularly fruit and vegetables, are twice as likely to develop behavioural problems, a Queensland study found. A Queensland University of Technology Institute of Health study surveyed 500 households across Brisbane in 2009 and released the findings this week. Researcher Rebecca Ramsey found one...

black couple FROM GLAMOUR: You don’t have to look far to see how a new man will perform between the sheets. Sex therapist and author of Book of Love Laura Berman, Ph.D., decoded some of the most common boy behaviors to help you predict what he’ll be like in bed. He Constantly Manscapes Hair gel, lotion, brush, eye cream…if he uses any of these more often than you...

black couple Maintaining a healthy relationship is something every couple thinks about. Although most men will not admit it, we also think about how to keep our woman happy. We wonder what things we should do when our woman is feeling down, how to spice up the romance when it’s fizzling out, and how to be more compassionate. Today I am giving men five tips on how...

woman-hugging-boyfriend I’m working the other night at this jazz club in midtown New York, and I’m doing my usual small talk as the customers wait in line to get into the show. I come across a young couple that I know and ask, what brings them out? The girl responds with a huge smile on her face, “It is Boyfriend Appreciation Night”. It truly caught me off...

ini edo We have all heard the sayings “absence makes the heart grow fonder” or, “you can have too much of a good thing” right? Well whoever coined these terms obviously wasn’t in a long-distance relationship. Or they were just so completely annoying that their loved ones really didn’t want to spend too much time with them. Don’t believe the hype: long...