My boyfriend had issues with his landlord, and the landlord gave him his balance and asked him to vacate his room. The whole thing turned into a fight that threatened his life. While he sought to go legal, the landlord warned, “If by next week you’re still in my room, whatever happens to you, don’t…
We had a two-year-old when he told me he was traveling abroad. He said he wanted us to get married before he left, so his mind would be at peace when he got there. I wanted it too. Maybe even more than he did. But I could see the weight he was already carrying. He…
In the beginning, my mother-in-law was the person who rescued me. During those early, hazy months of pregnancy when I couldn’t even stand the smell of the kitchen, she saw my husband bringing home takeout and stepped in. She filled our fridge with bulk meals I could actually tolerate, calling every day to check on…
The last time I was here, there were two men who could have been the father of my child. Out of the two, only one knew I was pregnant—Marcus. There was Marcus, and there was Kachi. I was eighteen when I fell pregnant and the weight of it shook me. I kept wondering what my…
He was going through a divorce when we met. He looked devastated and lost most of the time because of the divorce. All that aside, he wanted to be in love. He said he wanted to date as soon as possible so he could forget about the pain of the divorce. I was the one…
My husband had a child with his ex. I knew the ex even before our relationship turned serious. She was a very respectful lady. She met me one day and told me she was happy that her ex was dating me because she could see I would be a better mother to her child when…
I found him when I was doing my national service. He worked at the rural bank I went to withdraw money. He helped me once and said hello. He helped me twice and got my number. He called, and we became friends. He said he had come to the village from Accra to work, and…
The relationship between my mother-in-law and me has been cold for so long. The two of us just can’t get along. She would visit our house and wouldn’t say much to me except complain to my husband about something she thought I did wrong. One day I told my husband, “If your mom can’t tell…
He didn’t come to me as a married man. He was a friend for a few weeks before we started talking about a relationship. I was concerned about his age, but he was such a sweet person. I told myself if I wouldn’t date him, it wouldn’t be because of his age but because of…
I was in my corner thinking about myself this Christmas when my friend Jennifer called in the afternoon talking about a date. She said her abroad boyfriend was in town and wanted to go out with her and her best friend, so she was calling to give me a heads up. FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP…