A Letter From Jos
Dear Brother Gbenga, There was a feeling I used to have when my husband was courting me. Anytime I knew I was going to meet him or that he would
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I had a sit-down with a lady. We spoke for a while. She said she told her boyfriend that she was travelling to Botswana for a two-week holiday. I asked
Continue readingThe Paradox of Modern Dating
There is a strange paradox in modern dating: the men with the strongest principles often have the hardest time building a stable personal life. In theory, it should be the
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A few years ago, I asked my father how he was doing. He paused for a second. “Fine,” he said. Then he asked if I’d seen where he’d left his
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A modern man or woman will go to work on their worst day. Tired, hurt, angry, completely unmotivated — he or she still gets up, shows up, and does his
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He: At twenty, I dated an 18 year old. She was the love of my life. She gained admission to a state university. I was already an undergraduate at a
Continue readingA Letter From Japan
There is something I have been thinking about for a long time, and I want to try to say it carefully. I grew up in a house with three children:
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