Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Transactional relationships aren’t always obvious, they show up in one-sided asks, calculated conversations and connections built ...

Have you ever felt like the driving force of your relationship is ‘quid pro quo’? Picture this: your boyfriend brings you a cup of coffee, and you smile with gratitude, only for him to casually follow ...

Do you ever stop amid your interaction with someone and realise how transactional your relationship has become? We've all been here at different points, but it's understandable when they're our ...

Each week in the Wednesday column, Prudence asks readers for their thoughts on a question that has her stumped. She’ll post her final thoughts on the matter on Fridays. My Single Daughter Is Going ...

My first iteration of this brief essay was written in the relatively benign pre-Covid era, and then I let it sit in my draft folder. I recently took an almost post-covid fresh peek, and realized that ...

The transactional view of relationships that nice guys actually hold ...

When a woman asks a man for money, is she materialistic? However, this view is too simplistic and ignores the complexities of human relationships, especially within the Nigerian context. In Nigeria, ...

All marriages start out like a business deal. Romantics hate to hear this, but it is a fact. When a couple decides to marry, there are legally binding papers to sign, and the officiator of the union ...