Even though love is an absolutely disgusting act we wouldn’t recommend to our worst enemy (yes, even you Damilola in Pry 5A), you all keep doing the damn thing and falling in we regardless.

Because it’s like you need someone to show you what a bad, terrible idea falling in love is, we decided to do the lord’s work and show you what you look like when you decide to die on top another person’s matter. We present, all the things you do when you’re in love:

Waking up one day and realising, ‘ah won ti get mi’

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Waking up oh, you’re thinking about them. Sleeping, you’re dreaming about them. Eating, you’re swallowing them with your hot Eva. A mess.

When you start noticing you’re the one that always texts first, so you start doing almighty formula to decide the appropriate time to check-in.

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If I send ‘good morning’ first now, this will the 192nd time. Maybe I should wait 2 minutes before checking in.

Whenever they reach out first on WhatsApp so you sing Plantashun boyz ‘anybody say’ before replying so you won’t look desperate.

Deny this one first.

When you notice they start saying ‘we’ and ‘us’ in their statements.

It is time to plan a wedding.

When you get comfortable enough to start insulting each other.

Purple and gold won’t be bad for wedding colours.

When they gather mind and ask you to be their boyfriend.

Should you rent a big hall for the wedding or just keep it simple with family?

When you have your first fight and you realise, won ti really get e.

Should I call him? Will she pick up? Is this the end?

When you makeup and start making fun of the dumb reason you fought.

‘You sef why will you say I have coconut head?’ ‘You know I fell down when I was small.’

When y’all take the bold step and post each other on your social media

Oh it’s serious, serious now?

What’s your favourite part about falling in love?

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