I’m excited to announce that I finally finished my first book on love and relationships, set to launch by the end of this year. Stay tuned for more details. A discuss that ensued between me and a dear friend after I initially announced the book launch made me realize just how much more there is to learn about relationships. I was in fact tempted to go back and include some more lessons that I’ve learned since I completed the book. For instance, I realized I did not write about how some men deceive and use women in their youthful days, only to suffer the repercussions of it in their future…

Ìwà lẹwà is a saying in the Yoruba language that I did not quite understand until recently. There are many such similar proverbs. The Yoruba people pride themselves on being well cultured, and full of deep ancestral wisdom. There is always an idiom, proverb or folklore readily available to be applied to any circumstance. There are proverbs for wayward children and also for dutiful ones. There are several proverbs for a good person and similarly for an evil person. For every human experience, behavior or circumstance, there is a proverb in Yoruba that can be applied. Hardly will the elders make a statement without it being inclusive of some adage…

Vlogging is my newest passion, but I do not want to lose my first love, writing. Besides, there are some thoughts that can only be expressed through written words. But I’m having a lot of fun experimenting with both spoken and written words and figuring out which is more effective in getting my message across. For most readers who have been following my blog, by now you already know that I’m quite passionate about this particular area of our lives, relationships. Therefore, my vlog and most of my blog posts are about relationships. I am invested in seeing people get it right. Why does my generation seem to always struggle…

The list is almost endless when it comes to the do’s and don’ts of a relationship. The truth is, it is impossible to know or learn it all and most of these things we just have to learn as we go. Even couples who have been married for quite some time still discover one or two things that they could have done better. But we can avoid some unnecessary heartaches by having some basic knowledge about relationships. Here are just a few don’ts for folks to keep in mind as they begin that journey toward hopefully happy ever after. Do not compromise your values for love. Just don’t do it.…