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Adesua notified me of her wedding plans. I decided to give her a surprise package. I attended in company of ministry team members, in a sophisticated convoy – all dressed up like the groom with a reasonable gift in the truck. And….. THE END ‘No sir! Please go on. Omidan Wura and her protégés chorused all at once.’ Epilogue (ELDER ADEYINKA walks in) ‘See how I caught your rapt attention for hours. Alright, let me go on.’ ‘Yeah…thanks sir,’ they replied “AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER” (Turning to the Elder Marriage man himself) ‘I believe Dad has something to share. Please go ahead sir’ ‘Indeed, Aderopo. But I would do that briefly so they can go for dinner.’ This goes to the young men. When a lady allows you to empty yourself into her, she’s doing you no favour at all. I have met ignorant and simple men counting the number of ladies they have “conquered”. ...

"Please, stop calling me, Ayomi. I don’t want you calling me by that name anymore. My name is Olajumoke," She said. ‘Why? What does it do to you?’ ‘Forget about what it does to me. But not calling me by that actually makes me feel better.’ ‘But you said ‘AyoAde’ still exists’ ‘I Said!' ‘Oh! Not again?’ ‘I guess’ I see! My one and only sweetheart! Ayomi is like the air I breathe. It’s too late ‘Then I would be forced to do what I don’t want to do.’ Anything my dear! ‘Block me on social media, delete my contact. Or better still…. Assassinate me’ ‘I already opted out of this relationship a long time ago because I wasn’t sure of what I wanted. And now, I’m sure’ ‘Is that what you did not want to do?’ ‘It is what I’ve done already. Just reminding you in case you have forgotten’ ‘So…. What m...

I resolved to work on reconciling her to Olaide. The broken friendship between them had now grown into over a year old. Soon, my efforts were becoming productive. "Aderopo, I was with your ‘boo’ all through last weekend," Olaide submitted. "Wow! That’s great. I’m sure she is doing well too?" "Yes." "What did she tell you about 'us'?" "From what she said, she is single." I see! Good for her! She can keep deceiving herself until eternity. My love affair with her is timeless. The bond we share is like eternal life…. Once saved, forever saved – save for unbelief, which is in itself referred to as evil. ‘Ade! Come on… are you still in the relationship or out also?’ ‘I am in for life - even if she marries someone else. I would tell her husband he is only wasting his time. It’s too late to back out. I burnt the bridge for retreat already.’ ‘But she totally confirmed that she’s out?’ ‘Fine ...

Ayomi, I’m sorry for everything or anything I did wrong. All I wanted was to be your best friend… at the happy times and the not so good times. I wanted a friendship based relationship….even when there would be no reason to love. I enjoy playing with you. I enjoy being me. Loved running around laughing hard with you. I craved a home like that. It made me go so much into you. I’m not the official hubby type "Okay…. I loved all that too and I wanted us to be like that forever" "So, I see no reason why you should be scared." "I was scared because I didn’t want a home like some I’m seeing around me" "And you perceived that coming?" "Not really. But your focusing too much on career scared me. You were always reading mostly motivational books" "Oh…. My dear, apart from kingdom service, all else I do is to provide for my family. And you knew that from the start, don’t you?" "I'm still scared but I don’t know how to ...

I assumed our relationship was back on track. So, I decided to keep the communication river flowing freely . "A part of me wants to share thoughts! Getting tougher…. I really do not enjoy all these. Are you still in the dark?" I asked ‘You are free to share’ "No! I’m not. You don’t want me to." ‘I do…’ ‘OK. Then tell me what happened’ ‘I got scared’ ‘Of me?’ ‘Not really. I don’t want to get married to a life coach or motivational speaker. I want someone who the paramount thing to is the gospel. I don’t want to be like some couples I know.’ "But you have known this all along. I hid nothing from you from the start. I was completely open" She had made the same statement when David’s plea for a comeback was getting really hard on her. But my case was clearly distinct. She did affirm that I was God’s perfect gift for her. She arranged a meeting between David and m...

— (After few days, I reopened the conversation) ‘Hello dear. Good afternoon.’ I opened up a conversation. ‘Good afternoon’ ‘Um… I’m keeping so much to myself. Not happy about that.’ ‘Why?’ She asked ‘She deserted me. I don’t know if I know her again.’ ‘Okay. So, what are you going to do about her?’ ‘Marry her!’ I affirmed. ‘What if she does not want to?’ ‘She might also want to explain “why not”,’ I followed up. ‘Maybe she’s having a second thought about marriage itself’ ‘The seminary is opened then. It would make the story more interesting’. ‘She is not interested in going to the seminary’ ‘Then… there’s a mix up. Who doesn’t know the “why” for existence? Identity crisis, I perceive.’ ‘It is not a matter of knowing the “why” for ...