Category: RELATIONSHIPS: TIPS AND GUIDES
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Closure vs. Chaos: Is staying friends with your ex actually healing, or just a slow goodbye?
Let’s set the scene. It’s a Thursday evening. You’re doom-scrolling on Instagram, half-watching a Nollywood movie that isn’t even trying to be good, when your phone lights up. It’s him. The name you’ve archived, unarchived, and debated changing to “Do Not Pick” about twelve times in the last two months. You open the message.
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“If You Do These 10 Things for Him, He Won’t Just Take You for Granted—He Will Lose Respect”
Sis You know that particular feeling—the one wey dey catch you around 9pm on a Friday night. You’re lying in bed, scrolling through Instagram, watching other couples do the “challenge accepted” nonsense, and you sneak a peek at your WhatsApp. That voice note you sent to him at 4pm? The one where you poured out
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The 5-Minute Morning Ritual That Brings Back Your “Hot Girl Energy”
By [Rad| Read Time: 4 minutes Let’s clear something up before we even get into the nitty-gritty. If you’re single and reading this, you think “Hot Girl Energy” means looking so good that the guy who left you on “Read” has a panic attack when he sees your Instagram story. If you’re married and reading
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Submitting Without Losing Yourself: Can You Be a ‘Virtuous Woman’ and Still Have a Voice?
You know that moment. You’re at your in-laws’ house for the monthly “family meeting.” Your husband says something about your child’s school fees. You know the actual figure because you checked the school portal this morning. He says a different figure. A lower one. He’s wrong. You open your mouth to correct him, and suddenly
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Tired Of ‘Jollof & Chill’? Try These 10 Dates With Him Before The Sapa Hits Your Wallet.
By Rad ] | June 28, 2026 | ♥ 8 min read Sis, let’s have a heart-to-heart. Remember that Saturday you spent three hours getting your lashes laid, your outfit looking like a million naira, and your gele tied so perfectly that even your ancestors were proud—only to end up at some overhyped lounge in
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You’re His Therapist, Not His Girlfriend—How to Stop Doing Emotional Labour Without Being Called “Cold
The Tiredness You Couldn’t Explain Let me tell you a story… but you’ll probably recognize yourself in it before I finish. It’s 10:37 PM in Lagos. You’ve survived traffic that felt personal. You’ve eaten something that can barely be called dinner. You finally lie down and think, “God, let me just rest small.” Then your
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Almost Girlfriend: 3 Hard Truths About Giving Wife Benefits To an Indecisive Man
In Nigerian dating today, there is a quiet epidemic: the “almost girlfriend.” She is not a side chic, nor is she an ex. She is a woman who gives her time, body, domestic labor, emotional support, and even her money to a man who refuses to give her a title. She cooks his jollof rice,
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What Are the 5 Love Languages? Meaning, Examples, Benefits & How to Find Yours
What Are the 5 Love Languages? Meaning, Examples, Benefits & How to Find Yours The 5 love languages? Have you ever felt like you’re doing everything you can to show someone you care, yet they still don’t feel loved? Or perhaps you’ve found yourself wishing your partner, friend, or family member would express affection differently.
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The Secret of Desire: What He Really Wants in a Relationship (and How You Can Give It to Him)
I remember thinking I knew my boyfriend completely. Or at least, I thought I did. But, over time, I started noticing little signs—he would become distant, pull away when we had intimate moments, or seem disconnected after an amazing night together. I felt frustrated, invisible, like something was missing—but I didn’t know what. The truth?
Donald RAD
Blogger,Novelist,Relationship Expert