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.

I can’t risk losing him.

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.

You've got a friend in me.

Just in case you’ve refused to listen to your friends and family.

Don't do it.

Because sometimes, love isn’t enough.

I don’t know how to break up with him.

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