There’s a disturbing pattern in my family, they usually do not get married. Many of my siblings have children. Almost every year one of them puts to bed, but there is no husband, no wedding, no ring, just cohabiting with the man and living as husband and wife. Yet those are the ones that make…
I dated Agnes for two years. I helped with her rent and supported her whenever she needed money. I wasn’t keeping records, but a lot of money and time went into that relationship. Eventually, when it came to an end, I broke down. I found myself telling her, “After everything I’ve done for you, is…
There is a saying in the Akan language that goes, Abaa a yede bo Takyi na yɛde bo Kofi, to wit, the stick that is used to beat Takyi is the same stick used to beat Kofi. What is fair for one should also be fair for another. People say it casually, but they don’t…
I’ve dated my boyfriend for the past two years. There’s no direction in the relationship. When I raise questions about our future, he tells me I’m too concerned about marriage when I should be thinking about how to be successful first. When I ask what he’s doing to be successful, he tells me to leave…
From the very first day we met, he talked about marriage. He didn’t ask me to be his girlfriend or even talk about friendship. I was seated, waiting for somebody, when he walked in. He looked at me for a while and said, “Young woman, you’re beautiful. Please allow me to marry you.” FOLLOW US…
My wife hates my friend. Not just dislike. She hates him with a passion, and that is the simplest way I can put it. She smiles with all my other friends, but when it comes to Ken, she does not even want to see him around me. Before I got married, I took her to…
I was going to work in the morning when my wife asked me to buy her shoe polish on my way back home. I was in a hurry, so I didn’t ask questions. In the afternoon, she texted, “Please don’t forget my polish, oo.” I asked, “What shoe do you need to polish so badly…
My husband had been the one to pay the kids’ school fees. He took them to school himself and brought them back home every evening. His office is close to the school, so he handled everything concerning the kids’ school activities. I would only hear about what went on at their school when the kids…
My husband met me when I was young. I was 19. I knew that I loved him, and I believed our love would survive the test of time. And it did. Wherever he went, I went with him. We barely gave each other breathing space. I roamed with him and returned late at night, and…
I was looking for a place to stay, and he offered to pay my rent. I wanted to know why, and he said he wanted to do it because he liked me. He paid a one-year rent for me. Later, it turned into a relationship. Before we started dating, he told me he had gotten…