Cynosure

…irlines seem to be in reverse gear. Sometimes I tease that they’re married because they’re balding, like they noticed the receding hairline and went, “Oh shit, Folake, je ka marry.”

…breeds insecurity, resentment and people who are not maximising their potential for their families. Of course, there are also exceptions to this, but let’s be real- not having money is the only crime a Nigerian man can commit.

So I told him, “in my opinion, one of the biggest problems with marriage in our society is the imbalance in raising boys and girls.” He agreed completely. “Girls are raised to be perfect, and boys are raised to be rich.” Somewhere in the future, when two people raised under these circumstances (quite literally) find th…