A year after marriage, we got pregnant. My wife had just started her master’s program. I was very happy to know we were going to be parents. My wife was happy too but a few hours later, she asked how she was going to handle the pregnancy with school. I told her, “It’s not going…
My daughter was six years old when I met Daniel. Because I had a daughter, men who came into my life didn’t take relationships with me seriously. They wanted to be with me until I talked about marriage and their attitude changed. Daniel was different. Right from the beginning, he meant business but wanted to…
Before I came into his life last year, my now-husband already had a child with another woman, and he was honest about her from the very beginning. He told me he had wanted to marry her, but the relationship fell apart because he is a Christian and she is a Muslim. Her family refused to…
When I was a little girl, I used to dream about my wedding every single day. I had everything planned in my head, from the songs that would play while I walked down the aisle to the dress, the decorations, and the kind of love I wanted to have. That dream followed me through every…
On our first date, she came with her mom. When she mentioned that it was her mom, I thought she was joking but the woman’s dressing actually depicted a mother. She was wearing a kaba and slit with a headgear to match. FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP CHANNEL TO RECEIVE ALL STORIES IN YOUR INBOX I…
My boyfriend wants to marry me. In fact, he was the one who started talking about marriage first, and because of that, I naturally began asking questions about our future and all the little things that come with it. During one of our conversations, he suddenly called me selfish. I even looked behind me because…
Three years after marriage without a child, my wife became very desperate. We visited facilities to check what was wrong with us but it all turned out to be a waste of money because they all said the same thing: that we were fine. My wife didn’t understand why we would be fine and still…
When I was in the university and about to complete school, I got my girlfriend pregnant. When she came to tell me the news, I begged her to let it go because the two of us were not in a position to take care of a child. She wasn’t a student and, for some reason,…
I am currently in the talking stage with three women, and honestly, it feels like trying to solve a crossword puzzle with missing clues. Confusing, mentally exhausting, yet strangely interesting at the same time. I have a stable job and I feel this is the right time in my life to settle down with one…
I am currently in the talking stage with three women, and honestly, it feels like trying to solve a crossword puzzle with missing clues. Confusing, mentally exhausting, yet strangely interesting at the same time. I have a stable job and I feel this is the right time in my life to settle down with one…