Two more things that irk me about online dating profiles

30Apr08

(My original list can be found here.)
*I know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder but if you’re going to rate yourself as Attractive or Very attractive, please make sure that somebody other than your mother would agree with your assessment!
I’m not even big on looks (as long as I’m physically attracted to [...]

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Hoping for success with a new site

28Apr08

Ok, so less than two weeks later and I reactivated my meetnigerians.com account so I could show a friend some pictures of some guy (I forget why I wanted to show her the pics sha). I decided to leave my profile activated for the weekend and so far I have been disappointed. Big [...]

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Kiss Kiss, Naija style

27Apr08

Hello! The lovely Ruthie sent me the following video, a remix, Naija style, of Chris Brown’s Kiss Kiss.

It was posted last year so you may all have seen it but some parts made me laugh.
And if you want to see more, check out Naija Boy (remix of Soulja Boy)

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Am I spoiled because I can’t cook Naija-style?

24Apr08

I’m not spoiled. When you’re the oldest of four children, one thing you are not is spoiled. As the oldest you’re expected to be perfect, and those three words that will haunt you for the rest of your life: a good example. It’s bad enough that your parents expect you to [...]

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Why I like Naija men: they get the family thing

22Apr08

I was talking to a friend yesterday who will be meeting a Naija man that she met online in person this coming weekend. I’m beyond excited for her, and I’m getting my hair and nails done too, just in case she’s unable to make the trip and she needs me to step in for [...]

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We didn’t win but we were close!

20Apr08

Well dear people, we didn’t win a facelift for Good Naija Girl, nor did we win the second place prize, which was a custom header, but we were in third or fourth place depending on how she calculates it (check it out here) and we get…nothing!
Actually, I lied: participants in this contest get a [...]

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