You might’ve heard the advice that there’s no room in a healthy relationship for lies. There’s a fine line between a harmless lie and one that has the power to destroy the trust you’ve worked to establish with another person. Romantic relationships are even more complicated because past romantic experiences, insecurities, fears, and jealousy all come into play. When a lie penetrates the level of trust you’ve built in your relationship, it can lead to deep hurt, crushed expectations, and may even mark the end of your relationship. If you want to keep your partnership open and honest, there are…
Author: Onyinyechi Nwanunobi
If you make New Year resolutions for yourself, you may as well make some with your partner. It’s that time of the year we begin to make some changes and try to incorporate new habits with the start of a new year. If you make New Year resolutions for yourself, you may as well make some with your partner, afterall, two heads are better than one! Apart from your personal resolutions, making relationship resolutions with your partner will make you accountable to each other and you two will connect at a deeper level. Here are great tips for relationship resolution…
Do people keep to their New Year resolutions? Well, not a lot of people keep to their resolutions. Only 9% of people keep their resolutions until the end of January, and the majority give up before then. Nearly one in four people give up on their New Year’s resolutions within the first week of making them, and 43% expect to fail before February. Some exercise apps know people burn out fast. The second Friday of January is known as quitters day when most people give up, according to the running and cycling tracking app Strava. According to research involving Australian…
Can you tell personal and financial status from their outfits? Check your wardrobe and your styling choices and see what you have a lot of. Dress the way you want to be addressed, that’s a fact of life. If you want to know where you are in your life.’ Let’s give you a rundown on what your style says about you; this isn’t fool proof. Crop tops, shorts and short outfits It means you are at a place in your life where you are experimenting with different things . You are more comfortable with your body and you are prioritizing…
Fruits and vegetables are essential components of our nutrition. However, it is advantageous to go a step further and consume them when they are still fresh. There’s a pure thrill in the snap of leafy greens, the juiciness of oranges or the crunch of raw carrots fresh from the store. However, keeping those perishables fresh once you get them home can be difficult, especially during the dry season. Here are a few simple tips to help you enjoy your fresh fruits and vegetables for longer while also reducing the rate at which they dry out. 1) Start fresh The first…
Do you know some countries are not in the New Year? January 1st is based on the Gregorian calendar. The most popular calendar in the world is the Gregorian calendar which is used by 168 countries in the world. Colonization has caused it to be adopted by even non-Christian nations. The calendar, which Pope Gregory XIII instituted in 1582, includes 365 days plus an extra day (the leap year) every four years, except for years that are divisible by 100 but not by 400. Afghanistan and Iran Afghanistan and Iran are two nations that have not embraced the Gregorian calendar, they use…
Bitter kola, also known as garcinia kola or bitter kola, is a common plant which can be found across Central and Western Africa. The early blends of Coca-Cola contained the plant, explaining the similar name, while the current formula of the world famous drink is no longer flavoured with actual bitter kola. Bitter kola has been used in traditional African medicine for centuries, and is considered to have many beneficial properties, including being able to help fight bacterial and viral infections. In terms of taste, the plant is well named! The edible seeds have a notably bitter taste, while there…
The easiest way to get rid of chapped lips is to get them hydrated and nourished. The lips do not contain oil glands like other parts of our body. So they are highly susceptible to becoming dry. Lack of wetness extends the dryness to the underneath regions and causes chapped lips. Chapped lips are typically caused as a result of environmental factors and personal habits. It is not just the weather that leads to the problem. From dehydration to vitamin deficiency, a lot of health problems can cause chapped lips. The skin on our lips is thinner than the rest…
Cotton is a major cash crop that has considerable social and economic importance to Nigeria and other countries of the world. Among the Yorubas’ (one of the major ethnic groups in Nigeria), cotton is hand-processed to make thread which, along with other kinds of fabrics, is used to make Aso-Oke. It is said that cloth weaving was introduced into Yorubaland in the 15th century. From there, it spread to many Yoruba towns and cities like Iseyin, Oyo, and Ibadan. However, a school claims that it is from Iseyin that it spread. For the Yoruba people, cotton is an important raw…
Trading has its humble beginnings from the days of trade by batter which prompted the story of the cowrie shells: West Africa’s first official/unofficial currency. The value of the cowrie has since been preserved in the memory of many generations and money museums as a currency and fragment of the past, representing the journey of West Africa’s trade system. There are roughly about 200 species of cowries in countries across the world. The tiger cowrie stands as the fairest of them all, being of the mollusk in the family of Cypraeidae. They are originally small sea snails and quite many…
The rules of marriage exist in different forms and manners in all of society. Thus, “for better or worse” has a series of understandings in different cultures across the globe. In a remote area of Papua, New Guinea, and Wamena of the Jayawijaya Regency in Indonesia, one of the binding facts of “till death do us part” and family ties involves the cutting off of the fingers, primarily done by women and sacresly by men. However, it is not known when the practice called “Ikipalin” first began or why women are the primary participants in this culture. An American explorer,…
The holidays are a good time to let loose and eat to your heart’s content. Personally, I am a big fan of enjoying yourself during the holidays, I can’t imagine people eating delicious and having a good time and you are just eating a salad, no! But the holiday season has come to an end, which means you have to get back on track. Here are five tips to help you lose weight. But the holiday season has come to an end, which means you have to get back on track. Drop the bad eating habits you picked up over…