Dumebi* (27) and Oyin* (24) met and started dating in 2022. They decided on an open relationship three months later, until he met Peju* (26). In this week’s Love Life, the three talk about falling in love with two people, how easy it was to transition into polyamory and what it’s like to be a throuple in Nigeria.

Shola (29) and Damilola (26) just got married a year after she almost pooped herself on their first date. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about bonding over Twitter, catching feelings after their first fight and how the crazy first date helped them realise they were in love.

I wonder why they hate me so much.

It took two years after Ben* (38) found out about Debby* (35)’s HIV status for them to date. Now, they’ve been married for four years. On this week’s Love Life, they share why it took so long and how they navigate intimacy and fertility with the virus.

Nan (67) and Ruth (63) met at university in 1986, and she left school to marry him after he graduated the next year. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about drifting apart thanks to the pressures of parenting and career, losing everything in 2001 and how accountability keeps them together.

Segun (30) and Anu (26) have been dating for a year now. In this week’s #ZikokoLoveLife, they talk about how Anu fell for Segun when they first met, why they've always wanted to work with their future partners, and how lucky they are that they get to do it as their goals are aligned.

Why do they think they’re doing me a favour?

Malobi (31) and Tunde (28) met in 2017 and have been together since. In this week’s Love Life, they talk about bonding over shared interests but struggling to stay exclusive after seven years of dating, five years of cohabiting and having a child together.

Lase and Doris (both 30) met in Canada shortly post-japa in 2022. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about starting off as housemates in a small apartment, helping each other through extreme loneliness and how navigating celibacy together transitioned into a relationship.

John (67) met Funmi (59) when she was an undergraduate in 1986. John is a Catholic Christian and Funmi is a devout Muslim. On this week’s Love Life, they share how they were casual about their religions before marriage. Ten years later, they became more religious but have still had no issues staying in love.