All posts by Dzifa Job

realmen

The Maxims of Manhood: 100 Rules Every Real Man Must Live By

Self-help books tend to be directed solely at women, so I was fairly surprised, a little amused, and definitely intrigued when I came across the book ‘The Maxims of Manhood: …

onlinelove

Falling in love Online: How Technology sparks Romance

The Match.com ad that appears every time I log onto Facebook boasts that one in five relationships start online. I don’t know how true the stat is because I have …

celibacy

Celibacy: How both Sexes Handle It

Sex is a drug, and in today’s liberal culture, where hooking up and friends with benefits situations dominate, celibacy has become an almost irrelevant practice. In fact, on more than …

housework

Traditional Roles: Slavery for Women, Lordship for Men

“As long as yuh cooking and jamming… is all good.” This was the cheeky statement from one of my male friends, when I started a discussion on Facebook about traditional …

badtiming

Bad Timing: Should it Dictate your Relationship Status?

Bad timing. We’ve all heard this being pinned as the reason why a relationship didn’t work or couldn’t get off the ground. However, is timing really a b*tch when trying …

sexeducation

Who Teaches Our Youth about Sex?

The Trinidad Express recently ran an article under the headline “Girl, 12, has sex with 5 pupils in one day”. Now I don’t know about you or anyone else who …

kamla2

10 things I’d do if I were Prime Minister

Most Trinbagonians would agree that our twin-island republic isn’t in the best shape. Crime, corruption, double-digit inflation and pollution are just a few of the issues Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar …

trinimen2

5 Reasons I Love ah Good Trini Man

As a single, Trini woman, living abroad, I am not afraid to acknowledge that if I lived in Trinidad I wouldn’t be single. In fact, I often joke with my …

lovedrug

Love, Lust and Drugs? The Highs and Lows of Romance

If you listen closely to the chatter of a group of close girlfriends, the conversation will eventually turn to men, sex and love. At least one of the women present …

sexuality

My Body. My Sexuality: One Woman’s Journey

I was never under the illusion that I was a gift from the stork or that my parents didn’t have sex. By the time I hit puberty, I knew more …