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Also: Start practicing your akara flipping skills. [View Web Version]( [Zikoko Daily] 13 January, 2022 Hey there. Now that the Twitter ban has been lifted, you can freely recreate Uju and Sirry’s love story if you want to. I’m not sure what you expect the Love Life of two women in their 40s who have kids to look like. I don’t know if you imagined they’d start things off on Twitter, and move to Clubhouse and then Zoom. Mariam and I talk about what we didn’t see coming 👇🏾: Ifoghale Newsletter Editor LOVE LIFE The Inside Gist: I Called Every Morning To Tell Her I Slept Alone ---------------------------------------------------------------  Mariam, Hey Mariam. I get the feeling you’re very proud of today’s Love Life? Yes, I am. I enjoy showing what older couples are like in love and I’m happy to have started the year off with Uju and Sirry. Uju and Sirry are both intellectuals. What was it like to talk to them? I had been thinking of talking to them for a while but I finally reached out in December. I laughed a lot throughout the interview because Aunty Uju and Sirry are so funny. I also learnt a lot. For example, I know that masculine identified lesbians experience difficulty navigating employment opportunities and other social amenities, but I didn’t know that Academia was one of the few places they could be and present as themselves. What question do you think today’s Love Life answers? What does love at 40+ with two women who have kids look like? As two women in their 40s dating, what part of their relationship do you think they’ve absolutely nailed? Omo, the sex. Their sexual energy na die. [Read about Uju and Sirry]( In Ep. 5 of Artwork, learn how to work with global brands as an African creator. 👉🏾 [Watch now]( . This is partner content. *We'll be tweeting answers to this on our Twitter account at noon, so feel free to tweet us your answers with the hashtag [#ZikokoDailyQuiz](#) --> Zikoko Daily's Top 3 You’ll miss me when I’m gone Your parents could surprise you if you asked this simple question: what do you miss about your childhood? We asked eight Nigerian parents, and their answers remind me they were really just like us. Going out to festivals? Yep. Scaling fences? They did that. [Read the story]( --------------------------------------------------------------- No, fitfam won’t feed you forever How come nobody told me there were Nigerian men using chiseled chests and rock-solid abs as a means to get paid? Sadly, Conrad thinks those days are over. He wants you to try any of these 10 money-making tips this year. Start practicing your akara flipping skills. [What do I do?]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Crushes as early as 7 years old I have a theory that, for many of us, our first official kisses were from our pre-teen years, and this story seems to confirm it. Do you remember your first crush? These nine Nigerians do, and it's what you might expect. [Check them out]( Quiz Will You Ever Become a Millionaire? I already know you want to; this is a question of whether it will happen. Please, don’t fight me. [Take the quiz]( THE SOUND OF LOVE: 10 MINUTES Opening our marriage felt natural Charles*, 31, and Rukky*, 30, have been together for a little over a decade. In this episode of Love Life, they talk about opening their marriage, dating other people as a unit and why communication is the most important thing. What does this look like? 🎧 [Listen here]( to find out. Today's Most-Read What’s in the air right now? Big feelings of “I remember when…” This is the article everyone is clicking on today: Want to Feel Old? These Nigerian Songs Are Turning 10 in 2022 [Read it here]( Spread the love If you've got a second, please share this with someone who had an early crush. 👉🏾 [Forward this email](mailto:?subject=Re: latest issue of Zikoko Daily&body=Thought you might find this issue of Zikoko Daily interesting. Did someone awesome send this to you? [Subscribe]( - [ABOUT]( - [ADVERTISE]( - [READ MORE]( - - - - [Unsubscribe here](