Adeyinka Odutuyo

5 days ago | zikoko.com | Adeyinka Odutuyo

There’s something uniquely difficult about letting go of an ex, especially one who didn’t mistreat you. Maybe the timing was wrong. Maybe the breakup was mutual. Maybe the love didn’t end, just the relationship. So even after unfollowing, deleting pictures, or entering something new, some people still find themselves picking up their ex’s calls. Meeting up “just to talk.” Offering help they wouldn’t give a stranger. For these Nigerians, letting go hasn’t just been hard, it’s been almost impossible.

1 week ago | zikoko.com | Adeyinka Odutuyo

*Tito (28) grew up believing marriage was a battlefield, one where women had to be on constant guard, submit endlessly, and protect themselves from being consumed. But a year into marriage with a man 12 years her senior, she’s slowly discovering that not every love story is out to get you. Some let you thrive in abundance. This is a look into her marriage diary. Got a marriage story to share? Please fill the form and we’ll reach out. Before I got married, I assumed marriage would be mid-level hard.

1 week ago | zikoko.com | Adeyinka Odutuyo

This Love Life couple talk about how emotional trauma led to two breakups in one month, and why they got married regardless. *Jessy (20) and *Goodness (20) started talking in 2022 after a mutual friend connected them for forex lessons. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about starting a relationship built on half-truths, surviving infidelity and emotional immaturity, and how their chaotic start eventually turned into one of the most committed things they’ve ever done.

1 week ago | zikoko.com | Adeyinka Odutuyo

Sex and marriage are often marketed as a forever-romantic combo, but what happens when sex leaves the equation and you no longer stain your partner’s body with tears of ecstasy for months, or even years? Is it still marriage if the bed runs cold? From postpartum struggles and personal trauma to ageing bodies and emotional walls, these seven Nigerians open up about the longest dry spells they’ve faced in marriage and what those seasons taught them about intimacy, desire and everything in between.

2 weeks ago | zikoko.com | Adeyinka Odutuyo

*Elizabeth, 31, never imagined she’d get married. Growing up plus-sized and overlooked, she believed romantic love was reserved for slim, conventionally attractive women. But then she met her husband, a tall, muscled man who still makes her question why he chose her. Three years in, she’s learning to unlearn what the world told her about desirability, partnership and love. This is a look into her marriage diary. Got a marriage story to share? Please fill the form and we’ll reach out.