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.

Steven* and Ore* (both 37) have been married since 2015. On this week’s Love Life, they share why their talking stage lasted for two years, how they stayed celibate during their three-month relationship and almost divorced after a year because of her significantly higher sex drive.

Charles (34) and Sola (33) had a chance connection at a small supermarket in 2022. In this week’s Love Life, they share why they’ve been on and off, how they navigate their very different social circles and why they’re ready to settle down regardless of the challenges.

Tobi* (28) and Tare* (29) met in 2022 and started dating the next day. In this week’s Love Life, they talk about navigating his “hustling musician” lifestyle, keeping their relationship private and ignoring the many people who assume he’s playing her.

It’s an endless loop: overpromise, fail, block.

Daniel (30) and Samaaru (28) have been friends since 2011, long before they ever dated or got engaged. In this week’s Love Life, they talk about finding out they liked each other on their first date after ten years of friendship and how the stigma around his disorder is harder to manage than his actual crises.

Dare* (33) met Vanessa* (29) at a bar in 2017, and they swiftly rubbed each other the wrong way. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about bonding over Vanessa’s work struggles, how their current relationship thrives on their mutual annoyance with each other and why they’re in no hurry to plan for the future.

When Michael (62) and Chima (57) met in 2009, they were both at the top of their careers and had never been married. On this week’s Love Life, they share why it took them so long to find love, why more people should find love after figuring everything else out and how they navigated Chima’s four years of cancer.

Tade (29) and Sonia (28) have known each other most of their lives, but it took them moving to different continents to realise their love was beyond platonic. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about swindling their parents to see each other, keeping their relationship secret from them and the ups and downs of living together.