Tag Archives: relationship advice

This message is for young people. And those young at heart. Do Africans have original ideas about love and romance? Is it Cupid with the bow shooting an arrow to pierce a heart? Is there an African logic of love? ...

The issue of infidelity A relationship can end when one partner leaves it to satisfy their needs, whether they be physical or sexual. Infidelity is a significant contributor to divorce. It is one of the legal reasons for divorce in ...

A lack of communication  Marriages require excellent communication, and failing to do so quickly can result in dissatisfaction and anger on both sides, which negatively affects the marriage in all respects. However, effective communication is the backbone of a healthy ...

Unforgiveness This is yet another major cause of divorce. No sin is too great to be pardoned. When one partner has vowed in his or her heart never to pardon the other for an error made, an offence committed, or ...

Lack of love Every relationship, including marriage, needs to have love. Forgiveness, communication, understanding, tolerance, patience, happiness, belief in one another, compromise, the oneness of heart, and trust are all characteristics of love. Without love, marriage is merely a contract ...

Lack of mental preparation  Anyone who doesn’t plan is planning to fail. Without mental preparation, financial, spiritual, and bodily preparedness falls short. In a marriage, a lot of unexpected things might happen. Your mental readiness will alert you to be ...

Lack of courtship Young people frequently get married without taking the necessary time to get to know each other better; instead, they simply meet, become drawn to one another, and assume they are in love. The opportunity to court someone ...

The issues of infertility Nigerians have a particular attitude about having children; after two years of marriage, couples frequently worry about starting a family. Infertility is sometimes attributed to women even when the man is to blame. This can be ...

For the newly married, making love is almost unpredictable, as the frequent, spontaneous lovemaking that happens during the honeymoon and during the subsequent weeks after marriage is said to be the new couple’s way of getting to know each other ...