5 Signs You’re Dating A Psycho
Red flags you’re dating a psycho It’s that initial spark. The captivating charm, the way they seem to really get you – it can be particularly heady in a new relationship. But beneath it all, something sinister might be lurking. Dating a psychopath doesn’t just lead to a difficult relationship; it’s a potentially damaging experience […]
You Must Love Me! 3 Keys to Procrusteans
You must love me. After all, I made you who you are. When she met Emeka, he didn’t have a degree. In fact, no one in his family had been to university. But they were successful businessmen. All of them. And there was Chinny, with her fancy MBA, keeping him at her beck and call […]
6 Powerful Ways to Cope With Emotional Blindness
Emotional blindness is the lack of emotional intuition and emotional expression. It is in many ways, the absence of emotional intelligence. All relationships thrive on emotional connection—those moments when you feel seen, heard, and understood by your partner. But what happens when your partner struggles to recognize or express their emotions? This is the reality […]
3 Surefire Ways to Find Love In 2025
So, it’s still early in the year, and of course, as covert believers in “new beginnings”, we’re all still looking to maintain our New Year resolutions. In fact, there’s a whole science behind new beginnings called “the fresh start effect”, and January has to be the granddaddy of new beginnings. It’s when we all quit […]
3 Reasons to Forget Dating Apps
It might sound rather suicidal for a matchmaking app to declare so loudly that we should all forget dating apps. Yes, dating apps and matchmaking apps are different. About as different as say cheddar is from mozzarella. Exactly! How many people can honestly tell the difference? But it appears that the subtle differences between both […]
Happily Dating An Older Man – Hyper Hypergamy?
When she fell in love with a man 25 years older, she half hoped their relationship would not become a topic of debate or even gossip. So what if her new boyfriend was a year older than her mother? What seemingly began as a connection based on shared values and deep conversations quickly attracted criticism […]
Stop phubbing, and engage person to person
Have you ever found yourself talking to your partner only to realize you’re competing for attention with WhatsApp? Or worse still, Candy Crush or some sort app. Well, turns out you’re being phubbed. “Phubbing” (phone + snubbing) is that typically upsetting moment when you’ve been ditched for a phone. It has become a modern relationship […]
Build Emotional Safety For A Healthy Relationship
A healthy relationship thrives in environments of emotional safety. This doesn’t mean an absence of conflict but rather the ability to handle stress and life’s challenges constructively, when they do show up. And show up they absolutely must! Yet somehow, too many couples believe that the existence of conflict spells doom for the relationship. In […]
Dating a Developer: Debugging Your Love Life
Dating a developer: Zara still remembers her first date with Titus, a software developer, who arrived 15 minutes early, armed with a spreadsheet comparing the best coffee shops in the area. As she sipped her mocktail – Titus didn’t think it was a good idea to have alcohol before 7pm – he set about dissecting […]
Sexual Incompatibility in an Otherwise Perfect Relationship
Sexual incompatibility: Sanya is the funniest, nicest, most considerate person Ada has ever met. It’s been 12 months since, and those months seem to have flown by. He’s good-looking, has a great job, and is “God-fearing”, meaning her mum simply adores him. When two people connect as deeply on an emotional, intellectual, and even spiritual […]
