Obinna* (31) and Emem* (20) have been together for over a year. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about navigating their age gap, expecting a baby so early in their relationship and how marriage talks haven’t stopped the accusations that he groomed her.

Jamal (25) and Tomi (24) met at a party two years ago when they were both non-religious. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about struggling to commit, feeling empty in their individual lives and deciding to root their relationship in celibacy and faith.

In 2020, Dayo (35) and Amaka (32) met at a mutual friend’s wedding. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about only realising their different backgrounds when family came into the picture, eloping when their families disapproved of their relationship and how moving in together made them question their compatibility.

Shola (59) and Eva (49) married in 1996 when she was barely 21. They divorced 22 years later, then they remarried in 2023. In this week’s Love Life, they share how they fell in love in 1993 despite their ten-year age difference, how things unravelled as Eva found herself and why they decided to remarry after everything.

Jane (27) knew Nonso (29) from afar in 2014, but they didn’t meet until eight years later. On this week’s Love Life, they share how her body insecurity made her avoid him in university, how the reality of him differs from her expectations and how he navigates knowing how much effort she put into their relationship beforehand.

Peter* (31) and Ayo* (30) have been inseparable for seven years and partners for five. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about starting out as friends at their very first job before slowly falling in love, navigating people’s assumptions of the gender roles and sexual dynamics of their relationship and keeping themselves a secret from family.

Muyiwa (34) and Banke (29) have been together for two years, and parents for almost as long. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about navigating an unexpected pregnancy, deciding to move in together to raise their child rather than get married and switching traditional gender roles.

Nneka* (54) and Daniel* (28) are in a sugar mummy-sugar baby situation that’s been on since 2022. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about caring for each other within a purely transactional arrangement, how their first fight made the power dynamics clear and what they don’t miss about traditional relationships.

Aina* (46) and Leke* (33) connected unexpectedly at a tech conference three years ago. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about navigating their unconventional romance, balancing marriage with a business partnership and having a child through surrogacy.

Teju* (37) and Malin* (32) have been living together as a common-law couple in the US since 2021. On this week’s Love Life, they talk about being legally married to other people in their home countries, spending more than they bargained for on Teju’s kids back home and how they plan to remain lovers until they’re discovered.