WHAT DOES A GOOD RELATIONSHIP ENTAIL?
We all want our romantic relationships to be smooth sailing. Here are some signs that reveal your relationship is indeed on a nice path: Easy communication – you find it easy to talk to each other and confide in each other. You are committed to communicate openly with each other without reservations or secrets. […]
50 WAYS TO PLEASE YOUR LOVER.
Love is when the other person’s happiness is more important than your own. H. Jackson Brown, Jr. Remember the song “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon? A female friend of mine once told me that this song made her very angry: “How dare anyone make suggestions about how to leave […]
MEANDERING THROUGH THE MAZE OF SOME QUOTES ON LOVE SEEKING SOME UNDERSTANDING OF THE PHENOMENA
Comments by Charles O. Anyiam-Osigwe. Immature love says: ‘I love you because I need you’. Mature loves says ‘I need you because l love you’. Eric Fromm This makes sense. Let us always meet each other with smiles, for a smile is the beginning of love. Mother Teresa But Mother (now […]
THERE IS ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FOR
No matter how good or bad you have it, you must wake up each day thankful for your life, because someone somewhere else is desperately fighting for theirs. Truth be told, there is always “something” to be thankful for. There are ‘always’ others worse off in this world. The Mammy Wagon philosopher will have us […]
INSECURITY
Quite a good number of us have a sense of inadequacy – that feeling that we are “not good enough”. This sense of inadequacy has been the bane of many personal and business relationships. Many promising relationships are ruined because of one’s insecurity. If you have ended relationships for fear that the other party is […]
ADVICE PAPA GAVE ME – Where do I want to go?
My beloved daughter, “Where do I want to go?” This is a very important question to ask yourself from time to time as you journey through life. Remember, the question is “Where do I want to go?” not “Where do people want me to go?”. Asking yourself this question helps you to sincerely evaluate what […]
Nooo! I DON’T WANT TO BE MARRIED!
When I read the article on Pride Nigeria Online, “Say it Loud, I Want A Loving Husband,” I was not upset but concerned that the article seemed to have an implicit assumption that all women want to be married. Is this the true picture? I say it is not. I write a reply to give […]
Walk By Faith, Not By Sight (Part 1)
In this four-part series, Charles Anyiam-Osigwe examines what it means to walk by faith, and not by sight. Life’s journey for everyone (without exception) is a challenging one. No matter our race, gender, creed, or financial status, we will all face adversity as we traverse this earthly plane. The adversity could come in one form […]
Relationship Trust Quiz
Is your relationship defined by honesty and dependability—or suspicion and betrayal? Research suggests that trust is an essential ingredient to a healthy relationship, but we all know how hard it can be to sustain. The quiz below measures how trusting you are. It is based on a “trust scale” developed by psychologists at the University […]
Say It Loud! I want A Loving Husband
I read somewhere that “Single women seem determined to love their single status, so determined that they often undermine their chances of getting married even though, secretly, that is what they want.” It only stands to reason: If you tell everyone you’re happily single, insist you don’t want a man, and tell everyone who will […]