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Fela and the Towels

Fela is Africa’s musical legend who used his music as a tool to challenge military regimes in Nigeria. With his large band, including his dancer wives, he toured the world with his music. The “Fela and the Towel” is an animated skit on one of the many untold stories that makes the life of Fela, Africa’s Legend, as narrated by his son, Femi Kuti.

Celebrity Stylist Mudi on Stylogenic

Clement Mudiaga Enajemo – Mudi Africa, sits atop one of the leading fashion design and clothing outfits in Africa, with branches in Ghana, Senegal, Nairobi and Johannesburg in South Africa. Ennovate.ng brings to you an exclusive feature on this transformational leader changing the face of how the world sees African design and Fashion.

Relationships, Love, Lies, Betrayal, and Deceit

Why do husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, lie to each other?  I have always asked myself this question.

Our romantic relationships are seldom what they seem. We all want a relationship that is built on openness, intimacy, and trust, but the truth is, our relationships do not always work that way. More often than not, our intimate relationships involve secrecy and deceit. In fact, if you want to look for deception and betrayal in your own life, the best place to start is close to home. Husbands and wives, boyfriends and girlfriends, often lie about their true feelings for each other, the feelings they have for others, and their level of commitment. Indeed, it is safe to say that people save their biggest and most serious lies for those they love.

For better or worse, our romantic relationships are full of paradoxes which we try to overlook, downplay and ignore. For the most part, this strategy works well. Until the day comes when it doesn’t, and with little warning or preparation we have to confront face-on the reality that our close relationships are not exactly what they appear to be.

Eventually, almost everyone will catch a spouse or partner in one of their lies. Inevitably, we have a difficult time coping with what we have learned and dealing with the fact that someone close has betrayed our trust. We do not expect our partners to mislead us, nor do we have insight into how and why deception occurs.

In fairness, it should also be mentioned that it is just as likely that a partner or spouse will catch you in one of your own attempts to deceive. And ironically, we are just as unprepared to deal with this kind of situation.

Ignoring the paradoxes inherent in our romantic relationships turns out to be a costly strategy and most people pay the price for this decision, unexpectedly, and all at once. It’s not so much that coming to terms with the use of deception in romantic relationships will solve all of the problems you are going to encounter, but it will certainty help to reduce the stress, anxiety, and uncertainty that occur when deception eventually comes to light.

Initially most people avoid looking for deception by a loved one. But as you begin to examine your own behaviour more closely it becomes harder to dismiss the degree to which lies, betrayal, secrecy and deceit are ever present in our close relationships. Hopefully, you will take on a greater appreciation for the complexities of your relationships as well as a richer understanding of what it means to be in love. Regardless of the final outcome, taking a close look at deception in your life will change the way you view yourself and others.