Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places

My friend, Ade was lonely.  He had just been jilted by his girlfriend of five years and he was really sad.  In a bid to snap out of his loneliness, that was fast becoming depression, he went to the club on a Saturday night.  He had ordered a Bloody Mary when a young, dark-skinned lady walked up to him.

“Hi, I’m Shade.  And you are?” the lady asked.

“Adesola.  It’s a pleasure meeting you.”

He ordered a Scotch on the rocks for her and they sat talking.  Later, when it was time for him to leave, Ade invited the woman to accompany him to his place.

Fast forward to eighteen months later. Adesola married Shade and she  began to get really fat on his money.  She was so lazy that she always had to order the maid to get an item at her feet.  This really pissed Ade off but he was like, well I married her for better or worse. Till one day…

Ade was looking for his wedding ring that rolled under the bed.   He got on his knees and looked under the bed to locate the ring.  Instead of the ring, he saw a bundle of red feathers, cowries and beads.  So frightened was he that he called his wife to ask her how the items happened to appear under the bed.

“I put it there for protection.” Shade replied.

“Protection? From what?” His wife was silent.

“Don’t you  believe in Jesus Christ? Since when did you become an animist?”

“What are you talking about? Don’t you know that it’s this protection that has been insuring our financial success?”

Ade sat weakly on the bed.  He remembered his late mother telling him to never date or marry a woman he meets at the club but he didn’t heed her warning. Now, he has landed in hot Okro soup! What was he going to do now?

In the dating world, both sexes need to learn that there is love all around us but we must endeavour to find it in the right place.  The bar or night club is not the right place to meet a life partner.  This is because alcohol tends to loosen one up and free one’s inhibitions.  Most people who frequent such places are not looking for a long-term relationship.

Also, be on the alert if you are using an online dating service. This is so that you do not fall for the catfish scam.  Check out the person’s Facebook profile and follow your gut instincts.

Now that we have gotten a few of the wrong places to look for love out of the way, let’s us focus on some of the right places to look for love.

• Place of worship.


• Social club.


• Gym.


• Meet up groups.


• Sporting venue.

These are some of the right places to meet a person you want to marry, as s/he has similar interests with you.

Happy love hunting!

xoxo, Lush