Love Beyond Roses and Promises

On the morning of the 14 February, Tunde placed a small velvet box on the breakfast table.

Amaka laughed. “Tunde, after twenty-five years of marriage, you still think diamonds impress me?”

He smiled and said, “It’s not a diamond.” Inside the box was a simple gold key.

“To what?” she asked”

“To our future,” he said.

Amaka raised an eyebrow. Tunde was known for grand speeches, surprise getaways, and handwritten notes tucked into handbags. But this felt different, heavier.

That afternoon, instead of driving to their favorite restaurant, Tunde took her to their lawyer’s office.

Amaka paused at the entrance, “You brought me to sign documents on Valentines Day?”

“I brought you to protect everything we’ve built,” he replied gently.

For years, they had worked side by side; building a business from a modest shop in Surulere into a thriving company. They had raised two children, cared for aging parents, supported siblings, and quietly sponsored the education of three cousins. Their life was stitched together with sacrifice and shared dreams.

But they had never written a Will. They had talked about it; usually after hearing stories of families torn apart by disputes. “We’ll get to it,” they would say. And then life would get busy again. Inside the lawyer’s office, the air felt solemn but not sad. The lawyer explained carefully:

A Will ensures your wishes are honored.

A trust protects your children until they are ready.

A clear plan prevents confusion, conflict, and loss.

Estate planning is not about death—it is about order, love, and responsibility.

Amaka listened quietly. “What happens,” she asked, “if one of us is no longer here?”

Tunde reached for her hand. “Then the other won’t have to fight for what we built. The children won’t struggle. There will be no quarrels, no uncertainty. Just clarity.”

The gold key suddenly made sense. It wasn’t to a house or a car. It was symbolic access to peace.

Over the next hour, they made decisions that felt both practical and deeply emotional. They appointed guardians for their children. They structured their assets. They created provisions for their parents’ care. They set aside funds for scholarships in the community that had supported them from the beginning.

Amaka’s eyes filled with tears, not from fear, but from understanding. She said softly. “Jewelry can be lost. But this… this is love that outlives us.”

Tunde nodded. “True love plans. It protects. It thinks beyond today.”

Years later, when their children read the carefully written pages of their parents’ Will, they did not see legal language. They saw thoughtfulness. They saw foresight. They saw love woven into every clause.

Because true love goes beyond words.

Beyond gifts.

True love secures the future.

It protects legacy.

It writes a Will.

This Valentine’s month, let your love go beyond roses and promises. Protect your family, secure your legacy, and give the gift of peace that lasts a lifetime.

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