Infidelity in marriage
I FEEL betrayed: I just discovered that my spouse is unfaithful, and I feel really angry. I keep asking myself, why? Please Harriet, kindly explain my situation to me. Name withheld, Lekki, Lagos...
View ArticleTanya’s dilemma (3)
I FELT worried about my mother’s condition, so I kept trying her number until I finally got through. It was my aunt who picked the call. She told me she was about to call me and informed me that my...
View ArticleOrekoya and wife relive ordeal
A day after they reunited with their children, the parents of three children kidnapped by a nanny in Lagos, Mr Adeleke Orekoya and his wife, Adebisi, relive their experience in a chat with journalists....
View ArticleThe torn veil (1)
The first day I took my fiancé, Denis home to meet my parents, was supposed to be a happy occasion for the family. My parents had known about my relationship with him for sometime and had always wanted...
View ArticleHow to overcome trauma of infidelity
Hello Harriet, your last week article came at the right time, and after reading it, I must confess that in spite of my feeling of betrayal and pain it gave me, it gave me a better understanding of...
View ArticleThe torn veil (2)
Dennis arrived my home that evening shortly before we were to have dinner. I was in my room still dressing up when Harry, one of my younger brothers called out to me that he had just driven into our...
View ArticleHow to overcome trauma of infidelity (2)
LAST week, we gave tips on ways to deal with unfaithfulness after sharing the experience of our reader that asked for help. Today’s article is a continuation of last Saturday edition. Here are more...
View ArticleLanguage and violence among children
Hello Harriet, I will like to share this experience. My five-year old daughter and I were sitting amidst a crowd of other children and their parents at a birthday party. It is one of those big ones....
View ArticleThe torn veil (3)
DENNIS was busy entertaining some friends of his who had come visiting when I arrived his house that Sunday evening. We were supposed to go out on an outing but I was not in the mood. So, after his...
View ArticleUnfaithfulness in relationship
TALKING generally on unfaithfulness in a relationship, I think women have the upper hand, but they can be very discreet about it. It could take years, if not eternity for her spouse to know that she’s...
View ArticleForming and sustaining a healthy relationship
GOOD morning Harriet, Thank you for enriching us with your words of advice. May God continue to fill you with knowledge and wisdom. Please, I need you to counsel me on how to form and sustain a healthy...
View Article‘We must never play religious politics again’
Bishop Charles Ighele is The General Superintendent of Holy Spirit Mission (Happy Family Chapel) read Political Science at the then University of Ife. He spoke with David Lawal on the lamentable roles...
View ArticleDealing with forgiveness in relationship
Good day Harriet, Please, I want to learn how to forgive people because my problem is that I really don’t know how to forgive. This was a big problem in my previous relationship which I regret daily. I...
View ArticleThe accident (2)
By this time, the rain had reduced to a slight drizzle and it was nearly sunset. We couldn’t sit in the car all day talking so I started the engine and drove to an eatery not too far away from my home...
View ArticleThe accident (3)
She gazed at me in amazement at my words. “A what?” she asked. “A P.A. Can you work as my personal assistant?” I repeated my question in case she didn’t hear me properly the first time. To my surprise,...
View ArticleDealing with sibling rivalry
Hello Harriet, I’m enjoying your column. Please, kindly explain to me why children figh., My house is like a battlefield and I am tired. I really don’t know what to do. Ted U., Edo State. Ted, what...
View ArticleFear that magnetic power of ex
LOVE sometimes could be very complicating and unpredictable. One minute you presume you love your spouse dearly and can do anything to keep him or her forever locked in your bosom. The next, you are...
View ArticleThe accident (4)
THE trip to Ghana was supposed to last for a week but due to an unforeseen situation, we had to stay an extra one week. The organization had a guest house in one of the housing estates in Accra and...
View ArticleDealing with sibling rivalry (2)
IN continuation of my article of last week, we will be looking at how to solve sibling rivalry. In most cases, it is natural for sisters and brothers to quarrel although it is not pleasant for people...
View ArticleFear that magnetic power of ex (2)
JULIE and her lover were so entangled in the coast of adultery. It went on for so long. If they were later caught, I wasn’t privileged to the full gist. But even if they were caught, your guess would...
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