Life Xtra

Life Xtra

When secrets become a burden

We all have that friend we confide in whenever the need to talk arises. We tell them things we can’t tell our parents, siblings, and even spouses. We

Should family background influence choice of spouse?

There are variations of African sayings that ‘you don’t marry a person, you marry his/her entire family’, which invariably means that one’s family bac

How would you handle problematic in-laws?

If you watch Nigerian movies, you would have noticed the difficult in-laws recurring theme. Since films are expected to be a reflection of the society

Finding closure for yourself and others

A young widow who prefers to remain anonymous narrates her ordeal in trying to help her son cope with the trauma of losing his dad: “My husband passed

How long should you date before getting married?

In a Whatsapp chat group, there was a story about a lady who dated a guy for over ten years and then he left her for someone else. People’s responses