Ah! February, the month where florists triple their prices, restaurants get mysteriously fully booked, and someone, somewhere, is dramatically posting about how love is a scam. Welcome to Valentine’s season, where emotions run high, expectations run higher, and the line between romance and retail therapy gets blurrier by the second.
At Raising Women, we are all about love in its manyforms, the romantic kind, of course, but also the kindfound in friendships, self-care rituals, and thoseprecious moments of solitude with a good book. Thisissue is packed with stories that celebrate lovebeyond the clichés, from deep dives into modernrelationships to the cultural quirks of how differentplaces toast to romance.
Whether you are in love, out of love, or just here forthe drama, this edition is for you. Enjoy everywordandmaybe a little chocolate too.
With Love
Publisher & Editor-in-Chief
LADY MAY IKEORA-AMAMGBO (PHD)