Characteristics of nairaland threads and many nairalanders:

A technique called Suspension of Disbelief, whereby an implausible or impossible/highly doubtful scenario is presented as if its true. The readers are expected to simply take the scenario at face value and agree it actually happened.

Suspension of disbelief or willing suspension of disbelief is a term coined in 1817 by the poet and aesthetic philosopher Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who suggested that if a writer could infuse a "human interest and a semblance of truth" into a fantastic tale, the reader would suspend judgement concerning the implausibility of the narrative.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_disbelief

Emphasis on the Past (Including the Ex loop):

strong emphasis on past experiences, growing up, list of exes, dangle the carrot of "reconciliation with exes", etc.

bad past experience- focus on who "offended' you

good past experience- make it bad.

The "What Ifs"


constant playing and replaying of "what if " scenarios, usually consisting of breaking moral or social ties in some way.

Offer incentives to "sweeten" the deal.

This one is a female Musiwa.