Relationships
Thinking of dating a church member? Here are 5 things to consider

If you are a consistent churchgoer, then there’s a likelihood that you are going to find someone you admire in church that you’d like to date.
It’s also possible that you would prefer to marry a church member because of shared ideology and how that would make your life easier, but before you jump into marriage, there is the dating phase where things can go awfully wrong. For instance:
1. You find out they act overly religiously and can’t let go to have fun
Imagine that in private quarters, your boyfriend or girlfriend is still speaking spiritual lingo. You complain about how you had a bad day, and they are quoting scriptures about gratitude and the power of the tongue. You want to gist, but they want to do Bible study and prayer. All the cute things you imagined relationships to be have evaporated, and you are in church 24/7.
2. You might fornicate and start feeling guilty
Yes, your hormones can come into play, and before you know it, you have ‘fallen’ into sin. Every time you engage in intercourse, you repent, only to do it again. The circle of guilt gnaws at you when you are lifting holy hands in church and can cause you to feel so disconnected that you stop going to church.
3. You have a bad breakup and have to see them every service day
When a relationship ends badly, the best way to move forward is to delete traces of your ex from your life, but if you date a church member, you have to see them every service day, and the same feeling of anger, disappointment, or betrayal will rise whenever your eyes meet theirs, making the encounter very uncomfortable.
4. Seeing them move on with someone else
You are forced to witness your former partner move on and be happy for them in high definition. It gets even more strange when they get married and you are still a single pringle.
5. They are manipulative and have terrible character
One unfortunate habit of overly religious people is that they think they are always right and try to enforce their morality on others. This habit can be overbearing in relationships if they never accept they are wrong and are always pointing fingers at you. It’s worse when you realise they are rude, untrustworthy, mismanage their finances, or are dirty and disorganised.
What if you like someone in your church?
Dating is messy, and even in churches, it can get messy. That’s why you need to be extra careful about it.
One of the ways is by being transparent and having a senior member of the church ‘supervise’ the relationship and hold you both accountable, but that itself can be so invasive and stressful.
Another way to go about it is to ‘just be friends’ so you have the opportunity to observe the person properly before investing emotions. When you see that you actually like who they are outside the church, don’t date for a long time if you can help it. Take each other off the market.
Relationships
Neymar splits from girlfriend a month after welcoming first child

Daily Mail reports that Neymar and his girlfriend Bruna Biancardi have officially separated just a month after welcoming their first child together.
The Brazilian and his influencer girlfriend announced the birth of daughter Mavie on October 7, saying their newborn ‘came to complete our lives’.
Their split comes after speculation over recent weeks that they are no longer together, amid rumours of Neymar being unfaithful.
Posting on her Instagram story, Biancardi confirmed the news as she said, “This is a private matter, but since I am often associated with news, suspicions, and jokes, I would like to inform you that I am not in a relationship.
“We are Mavie’s parents and that is the reason for our relationship. I hope you won’t associate me with the news so often anymore. Thank you.”
The former Paris Saint Germain star had faced accusations of cheating on Biancardi in recent times with compromising footage emerging earlier this year of him partying with two different women in a Spanish nightclub.
Neymar – who also has a son from a previous relationship with Brazilian influencer Carolina Dantas has been with Biancardi since 2021.
They kept their romance private before going Instagram official in January 2022. However, they announced the end of the relationship in August 2022, before rekindling it soon after.
Relationships
Bolanle Ninalowo and Damilola Adegbite fuel dating rumour

Bolanle Ninalowo, the Nollywood actor, has fueled dating rumours after he shared a video of himself with actress Damilola Adegbite.
On Saturday, the movie star took to his Instagram page to share a video of himself in the gym with Adegbite.
The pair were spotted working out together at the gym.
The caption of the now-viral video reads: “#LovePeaceAndLightOnly @adedamee”.
The loved-up footage was shared a month after the actor announced that he had found love again.
“Where are my Dr loves.. I peeped her. How do I say hi!! Do I slide in her DM, do I ask her out on a date Heck I don’t even know what it feels like anymore!” Ninalowo wrote in October.
“But these new wavy feelings tho! The heart is tingling, I feel a beat coming.”
He, however, did not provide information on the identity of the lady.
In September, Ninalowo announced the end of his marriage to Bunmi, his wife, of 18 years.
Adegbite, on the other hand, married Christ Attoh, the Ghanaian actor, in 2014. The union produced a son named Brian.
The celebrity duo, however, went their separate way in September 2017.
Relationships
Isreal DMW’s estranged wife reveals cause of split, calls him ‘two-minute man’

Sheila David, the estranged wife of Isreal DMW, has shared her side of the story on what led to her marital issues with him.
On Saturday, Isreal, the logistic manager to Davido, announced that his one-year marriage to Sheila had crashed.
The logistic manager said Sheila “deceived me into thinking I could have peace with her”.
Isreal also accused Sheila and her family of extorting him.
Responding to the allegations via her Instastory, Sheila accused Isreal of “physical and emotional abuse” while they were together.
In the lengthy post, she claimed she was “locked out” of her home for no reason and “constantly threatened”.
Sheila also asked the public to hold her estranged husband should any harm befall her or any of her family members.
She claimed Isreal brought hoodlums to invade her mother’s shop to assault her.
Sheila also said she never had issues with him over Davido but “only told my husband to get something doing!”
She said each time she tries to encourage Isreal to be “productive” and venture into “business”, she gets the impression that “them no dey control Edo man”.
Read her account below:
“If anything happens to me or any member of my family Isreal should be held responsible. Going to my mums shop to beat her up?? You wan kill pikin kill mama join?? This isn’t even something to be quiet about at this point!
“I was going to post this just yesterday! I held back because aside involving the police I reached out to someone I believe could reach him and would act on it, I say make Ino forward so I don’t get the “oh you shouldn’t have brought it online”.
“This man carried boys to harass my mum at her shop. I’m not here to run y’all a whole story of what went down, and what has been going on!
“The only thing @isrealdmw can brag about and still brags about is the online publicity he has given me that is undisputed. Alot of you only got to know me during the wedding.
“Have I always been in the social media space though? Yes I’ve been a two times beauty queen and had brands I was working with already! Was my mother ever married to anybody before my dad? NO!
“Did anybody deceive Isreal? NO INSTEAD ITS THIS MAN THAT DECEIVED THE WHOLE FAMILY!! Especially my father who took a genuine likeness to him!!!!
“My papa no be Otedola but we’re comfortable enough for him to be training two of my siblings in renowned private universities, running businesses and paying every bill that needs attention without begging
“Must I add that I’m from a well respected family! And this man is hell bent on painting my family what it’s not! Adams Oshiomole and my dad are first cousins for crying out! So me and my family aren’t looking for a “poverty alleviation plan” and even if, it cannot be Isreal.
“This man saw me for the first time while I was on outreach which before hand I never knew of his online presence. He asked for my number which I refused to give but took his instead and never called him.
“Only dropped it off at the follow up unit after which I travelled that very day and wasn’t back till the next week and this man dey find me up and down until he got to my dad.
“He carried all kind of certificates from church claiming to be born again that he’s different oh he is this oh blablabla my father fell for it because oh he’s our church member and he has done this and that.
“That very day he told my father that he wanted to marry me, infact even before he met my dad he told the person that helped him get to my father that he wants to marry me.
“You can drag me to the mud and back make I for lock up but you don’t get to do that with my family!!! YOU DONT!! Clearly you don’t value yours but you know how much I value mine and in extension how I value your own family too as I’ve taken them as mine.
“And anybody wey dey do “you can handle this better”, when e reach your turn, do it as you like.
“When your parent’s especially your mum is being constantly abused by your supposed husband! When you’re being locked out of your matrimonial home for no reason! When you’re physically and emotionally abused! When you’re constantly threatened! When your mental health is on zero! When you have series of panic attacks! When you’re accused of taking pills to not get pregnant! When you’re deprived of doing anything! When you marry a man that gives no account of how the money realized from your wedding was spent! Or how much e be at all at all or o see wetin I use am do! When you marry a man that all you want for is the best but he is the weapon fashioned against you! When you marry a man that doesn’t want to be productive and when you try to push and encourage him you’re controlling and in “them no dey control Edo man”. When you experience your own do as you like.
“You people are used to women showing weakness but I’m sorry I can’t give that and I would never throw a pity party! So let the Barbie called @isrealdmw throw a pity party and y’all can go feed on the lies he’s serving.
“Lastly, I NEVER HAD AN ISSUE WITH HIM SERVING HIS BOSS. As a wife I only told my husband to get something doing! Get a business running start building a legacy, gave him countless ideas on things he could possibly do. I just wanted him to have something going on for himself which his family fully supports as it’s a concern to everyone.”
In a follow-up post on X, Sheila referred to Isreal as a “two-minute man” while threatening to wash their dirty linen in public.
“Since Isreal has decided to bring this whole issue online let me start dropping evidence, You said I forced you to marry me because I was a virgin. Should I also tell the whole world how you are a 2 mins man?” she asked.
“Just few days ago you were begging me to forgive you, now you took The whole issue online, I will be posting all the evidence soon. Let’s see how it goes.”
The whole issue online, I will be posting all the evidence soon. Let’s see how it goes🙄🙄
— Sheila.courage (@sheila_courage) November 25, 2023
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