Moyosola

Name: MoyosolaHometown: Lagos, NigeriaAge: 25Love Is: Love is placing someone else's interest before your own. I think 1Corinthians 13:4-7 is a perfect definition of love. Growing up in a Nigerian household, I didn't hear "I love you." expressed as frequently as I heard it expressed in American households. However, I know I am loved because of the sacrifices and the support I have received from my family. As a result, I try to show love to my friends and family by being a source of support and encouragement.

Geraldine

Name: GeraldineHometown: Miami, Florida and Conakry, GuineaAge: 24Age You First Fell in Love: I've never been in love.Love is: Sacrifice, commitment and dedication. When you find all three, I believe you have found love. Growing up African, I feel I'm expected to find love before I'm 30 (ha!). I think my culture has influence me to be submissive to a certain extent. I believe in gender roles, as a woman I will cook and clean and make sure all domestic duties are taken care of.

Whitney

Name: WhitneyHometown: Abia State, NigeriaAge: 23Age You First Fell in Love: 19, he was my first real boyfriend.Love Is: The feeling I had was a feeling of absolute fullness. I felt as if I had found my soulmate. I wanted nothing but to spend all my time with my love. It was a feeling of completeness, having someone to always be with, cuddle with and hold. I felt as if I could give this person the world if he asked for it. Unfortunately, it didn't work out, which I think made me hard on the inside. I became more distant and cold when it came to love, because the feeling of loneliness and emptiness was unbearable. As for being African, I think it made me want to find love and not just settle for anyone. African culture stresses that girls, especially, get married at an early age. So I think that I'm at the age where I feel pressured to find love, but deep down still reluctant to find it.