Lately I've been thinking of the cost of dates and how it affects the way single people date. It seems in developed countries there's an abundance of options for people to go on dates and get to know each other and one of such is coffee dates which are especially popular amongst people who meet on dating apps.

Well, it got me wondering about what the equivalent of a coffee date is in Nigeria. Can we meet someone and pay nothing more than say, five thousand Naira for the date? Or are we restricted to just cinema dates and expensive dinners? Listen to the episode and hear what I think about the issue. Enjoy.

(PS: And sorry for the number crunching on the episode.)

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Craig David said in an interview recently that he's been celibate for 2 years and lots of people were surprised that a man and a celebrity no less could be that disciplined with his sex life. Anyway, the news got me thinking about the male experience as it relates to celibacy and abstinence and the reasons why a man would choose to be celibate and abstain from premarital sex. So on this episode of the 30 minute podcast thats exactly what I talk about. It was a fun, insightful and very unique conversation that I had with myself and I hope you enjoy it.

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Being Nigerian feels like an extreme sport and sometimes things happen that make me reflect on the things that I like the least about Nigerians. There's just something about us that even we know can be very irritating. After a very annoying encounter at the bank last week, I decided to talk about the things that I don't like about Nigerians on this episode of the podcast. Take what I say on this episode with a pinch of salt and enjoy it.

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In what now feels like unending quest for love & companionship, I joined another Whatsapp dating community and on it someone got the admin of the group to not only ask me out on a date but to also ghost me. It was the first time someone ghosted me on behalf of someone else and I talk about the experience as well as the dating whatsapp group on this episode of The 30 Minute Podcast. I hope you enjoy it.

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What it do baby boo! Season 3 of the podcast is here and I'm kicking things off with an episode on how you guys can make the most out of food festivals like the GTCO food & drink festival that will happen this weekend, April 26th, 27th & 28th.

Whenever I post about GT Food & drink people reach out to me saying they would like to come but they're worried about the traffic or the intense sun or the large crowds so I thought I'd dedicate my first episode of the season on how you can attend the festival and not get sun burnt or stuck in traffic or lost in a massive crowd of people. Basically, how you can attend with as little stress as possible.

Enjoy the episode and be sure to share it with a friend or fellow lover of GTCO food & drink. See you there this weekend. 😉

Season two of the 30 minute podcast took 6 months instead of 3 months and that's part of why I'm very displeased with this season of the podcast. On this episode I talk about what happened and why I didn't bring my A-game in season two and what I plan to do to make sure that season 3 is much, much better.

I hope you enjoy the episode and shout out to those of you that tuned in this season in spite of my inconsistency. Catch you in April for season 3. In the mean time follow me on IG on @the30minutepod.

In February there were a couple of speed dating events I planned to attend. For those who aren't familiar with it, speed dating is an organized social activity in which people seeking romantic relationships have a series of short conversations with potential partners in order to determine whether there is mutual interest.

On this episode of the 30 minute podcast I talk about my process of preparing to attend 2 of the 3 speed dating events that were meant to take place on February 17th and what ended up happening. Enjoy.

Happy Valentine's Day guys! Since it's the season of love, on this week's episode of the podcast I talk about the fact that I've never said the words 'I LOVE YOU' to a romantic partner before and how I've been able to not say it even though I've been in a number of relationships.Enjoy the episode and feel free to share your thoughts about love with me. For example, when do you think is the right time to say those 3 special words to someone?

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A couple of months back Pastor Bolaji Idowu complained in a tweet that he's finding it hard to get unmarried people to stop having sex and on the flip side he's finding it difficult to get married couples who should be having sex to actually be intimate with each other.

Now, I'm not married but I decided to share my two cents as to why I think both problems are on the increase in the faith community especially in Nigeria where I live.

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On this episode I look at HYPERGAMY which is defined as the action of marrying or forming a sexual relationship with a person of a superior sociological or educational background. After watching an interview on Youtube of a woman who's relationship failed basically because she was earning more and paying all the bills in the home, I began to wonder if it's actually ethical, reasonable or even normal for a person to seek a mate or a spouse who is better off economically than they are so that they can take care of them.

Also, seeing as it's the societal norm for a husband to earn more than his wife because he's meant to be the provider in the family, I decided to ask if it's possible for there to be happy and successful marriages where the woman is the one who earns more than the man or might even be the provider in the home and if so, what would it take for that to happen.

My conclusion on this episode was that it actually is possible however it causes lots of friction in the relationship/marriage because both parties don't know how to navigate the reversal of financial gender roles and the power dynamic that comes with it.