When I was 20, I first learned about love languages. I was researching how to be a good girlfriend at the time because I had no idea what I was doing in that relationship. Acts of Service … Quality Time … Words of Affirmation … Gift Giving … Physical Touch…

I’m not very good with words. You should hear me talk, you’d realize quickly that I mispronounce words and have a hard time figuring out just how to express myself. But I think that’s okay, I think language is subjective and people will use it how people will use it. …

Alice; All I’ve ever really wanted is to be loved as intensely as I love. I want to experience the kind of love that is life changing, soul crushing, earth shattering. My brothers never understand this — they think my ideals are flimsy and stupid. Asher thinks love does not…

How do I start this? Disclaimer — I don’t know how much self love I have and how much respect and acceptance I have for myself but I do know that I’m working towards putting efforts into loving myself the way I’ve made efforts to love other people these past…

“I woke up to the sound of my mother’s scream — being the child of alcoholics, it wasn’t an unusual thing to be startled awake by loud noises. But never a scream, this was different. I got out of bed and opened the door to my room, in the hallway…

As a Nigerian, this is a topic I’m never able to avoid; “Did you add weight?” — No, I’ve weighed the same since I was 15. “You’ve lost so much weight, I can see all your bones” — Again, same weight since 15. The first time I really noticed my…

I put off writing this for so long because I was really anxious about what to write. Who am I now? What was the year really like? How much should I reveal? How long should this be? It was all so nerve-racking. I know what 2019 was like for me…

I wrote this a year ago but never published it because it didn’t feel right. But well, here it is now. I used to think that it was impossible for me to remain in a state of unhappy for too long. …

Lost I sat there singing in the dark My soul wandering Searching for words to a song that had none I couldn’t understand my song Neither could he But then he caught on Dreams I should be asleep right now It’s 4 AM But I’m wide awake Chasing the things…