When we asked young Nigerians to share the wildest, most embarrassing thing their parents had done to them, “he sexted with my boyfriend” was definitely not what we expected to hear.

Boma* (28) and John* (27) have been dating since their final year in university seven years ago. They’ve cohabited thrice in that time but always go back to living apart. In this week’s Love Life, they talk about their “casual commitment” and why it’s important to have breathing space in a relationship.

They met when Ola (25) started selling puff-puff in front of Akeem’s (32) father’s school in 2018. The ensuing relationship was purely transactional for two years until they started planning to japa together.

Jide (37) and Cynthia (35) are two asexuals with the intellectual connection of a lifetime. In this week’s Love Life, they share why they only have sex on New Year's, decided to adopt their two kids and the one thing missing in their relationship.

Bayo’s office romance with a senior colleague started as a love-hate relationship. Yet less than six months later, he's sure she's the one. The only issue is can he sustain the life of luxury she’s used to? He talks about it on this week’s #LoveCurrency

For 28-year-old Obi and his wife, their relationship was built on spending quality time together and eating their fave foods. But with his move to Germany right after their wedding, how do they manage the distance? He talks about it on #LoveCurrency

The subjects of this week’s Love Life are Jay* and Jane*, who are both 23. They talk about meeting in law school, where Jane cheated on her partner with Jay, navigating an almost two-year relationship after that and their parents’ not-so-complete support of the fact that they’re from different ethnic groups. 

Kabir has always enjoyed a comfortable life and wants to maintain that. Between his love for gifting his partner and a ₦73k income, how will he avoid what he fears most — being poor? He talks about it on this week’s #LoveCurrency

In this love letter, yam tells eggs sauce how happy he is about their relationship. They’ve been married for many years now and together they’ve been making people happy at breakfast. Yam is still very much in love with egg sauce.

Valentine’s Day may be over this year, but you can get a head start for 2024. Try sitting in gutters in the hopes that the love of your life will find you there, or one of these other foolproof ways.