Tag: fear

10 years

You need to hear this: Marriage is not for you

by Seth Adam Smith It was in that very moment that I knew that Kim was the right person to marry. I realized that I wanted to make her happy; to see her smile…

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10 years

Opinion: Age, politics and gullible youths

by Chukuemeka Obinna   The Nigerian youths are gullible and are made easily available instruments for excessive and unhealthy politicking by the political figures. During polls, rallies and campaigns, the…

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11 years

5 (sure) ways to talk to women effectively

by Nisha Samson Most men don't approach women they're interested in because of the fear of the great big "R". Rejection is a dirty work and one that is difficult to digest.…

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11 years

“I had sex every day for a year”: Meet the insecure size 16 mom who suddenly got her groove back (PHOTOS)

Brittany Gibbons, a mother-of-three who spent years insecure about her body, decided to set herself a challenge between the sheets after her husband pointed out that he hadn't seen her…

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11 years

Tanzanian high school students panic as rapists attack girls

School at Mzindakaya Secondary School in Kaengesa village, Sumbawanga District, in Rukwa Region, are being raped by unknown people who intrude in their rooms at night but they are too…

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11 years

6 things a partner does/doesn’t do when they’re in love

by Amanda Chatel Some people live their entire lives and never know true love, so consider yourself grateful that you have — don't throw it away. Being in love is an amazing feeling.…

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11 years

8 things men really fear about marriage

by Anne Roderique-Jones He loves the charming qualities you possess that remind him of his mom—like your superhero parenting skills and incredible work ethic—but he doesn’t want (or need) two mothers.…

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11 years

Top 5 emotional effects of divorce

by Cindy Holbrook Though the emotional effects of divorce are many, allow yourself to feel each emotion separately. You cannot entirely heal until you allow yourself to completely feel the pain…

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11 years

If everybody likes you, you are definitely doing something wrong

by Ben Michaelis "I want to do it but I'm afraid." "What are you afraid of?" "I'm afraid that people won't like me." "And?" "And, that's it. I don't want…

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11 years

5 tips for facing fear and stress

by Juliana Stock Fear can be one of the most crippling of all the emotions. It can paralyze and hinder progress or, when channeled, it can transform into courage. For…

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11 years

4 secret steps to surviving life’s low points

by Christy Matta, M.A. But natural ebbs—the darkness between days, the emptiness between fill-ups, the fallow time between growing seasons—are the necessary complements of upbeats. "I don't know why this…

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11 years

Oyindamola Affinnih: After the long pause (30 Days, 30 Voices)

Everything seemed so organized. My life seemed almost perfect. I was doing so many things at the same time and shining until the pause I had a good start. I…

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11 years

Fadahunsi Abayomi: The stuff is yours not mine (30 Days, 30 Voices)

There was always this comfort to be found in the toilet. Maybe because it was within a screaming distance of my mum’s room or, more likely, all of my mother’s…

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11 years

Temitope Shittu-Alamu: My closest contact with a ‘mad’ woman

by Temitope Shittu-Alamu Like a typical Nigerian, I also imagined that she had been "jazzed" from the village, by a second wife maybe. In the past few days, I have…

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11 years

8 things husbands fear about marriage

by Anne Roderique-Jones He loves the charming qualities you possess that remind him of his mom—like your superhero parenting skills and incredible work ethic—but he doesn’t want (or need) two…

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11 years

Nonye Ujowundu: Going forward (30 Days, 30 Voices)

I am not saying my life is perfect yet. I just know it is near perfect now. I have not written a poem in about 8 years now. I’m not…

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12 years

TICKER: Toilet Phobia: Woman doesn’t flush ’cause she fears she will be swallowed up

Can you imagine having to ask someone else to flush the toilet for you because you’re too terrified it will swallow you up? That’s exactly what 20-year-old Ney Decino, from…

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12 years

Kola Oyeneyin: Nigeria – my faith and my fear

by Kola Oyeneyin I've come to understand that after the darkest hour of the night is day break; and that there is a degree of evil that needs to exist…

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Oluwapelumi 12 years

Opinion: The Top 10 Reasons Women Re-Marry The Wrong Guys

by Harriet Lerner If you're in the emotional aftermath of divorce, the last thing on your mind may be coupling up again. Even the thought of going on a date…

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12 years

Femke becomes Funke: My drawer of self-deception

Nigeria is not the only place where false alarms and innuendo can cause quite a stir.  As we walk by the chestnut trees of the Amsterdam Sarphati Park, two policemen…

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12 years

Motivation: Scorpion wanted to take my sister from me… But then I learnt something

by 'Ogbogu Chinonso' photo from elev8 How do you see those blows that come with your great dreams? Do you learn from them and enjoy the ride or do you…

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12 years

Opinion: How I failed my UME woefully – Please, don’t repeat my error

by  Chinonso Ogbogu If there is one thing that experience thought me, it's the fact that the fear of failure is a precursor to failure. The fear of failure, as a…

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