I was working for the church. Long before the congregation arrived every Sunday, I was already there. I cleaned the auditorium, arranged the chairs, dusted the furniture, and made sure everything was in place for worship. It wasn’t a paid job. I did it because I loved God. Because of my dedication, I became close…
I was attracted to my wife because of how fashionable she was. She could wear almost anything and somehow give it grace. Other women could wear the exact same outfit, but it just didn’t hit the same way it did on her. She was also the life of the party, lively, sweet, wholesome, and the…
Living in the UK can be a very lonely life, and trying to find a man to date is even worse, which is how I ended up signing up for a dating site. I matched with a man who became a friend, and we became good friends. He was also trying to play matchmaker in…
I needed money to pay my rent. All my savings had gone into my mom’s medical care and, as her only daughter, I had nowhere else to turn for help. When my rent was about to expire, I started looking around for a soft loan. Friends promised but failed me. Eventually, I put in a…
My younger sister called one late night and asked for a loan. She wanted GHC10,000. When she mentioned the amount, I trembled. I thought she was in trouble and needed that money to resolve it. Her voice was low, and her energy didn’t sit right. I probed, “What do you need that for? That’s a…
In the most casual, almost cruel way, he told me he had a child right after we had sex. He said, “I was feeling guilty for hiding this important part of me from you, I need you to know me whole and whole.” It was a one night stand that led to the pregnancy, and…
When a man starts pursuing you after you’ve been heartbroken for years, you tend to hear a dog barking whenever he speaks. That was why rejecting Kingsley came so easily to me. I shooed him away every chance I got, but he was a determined man and he kept coming back. Then my grandfather died,…
Two years ago, my wife left me, and my life hasn’t been the same again. It started when we had a baby. Before my wife finally delivered, she starved me of intimacy for over three months. She pushed me away anytime I tried to be intimate. Because of me, she even slept in the hall…
She had a son when we were dating. The boy was five then, but his dad was nowhere near his life. I loved her so much that I saw the boy as mine. We even had plans of officially adopting him if we got married in the future. We dated for three years, but my…
Two months ago, we got married. Our wedding was simple, intimate, and beautiful. After the ceremony, we spent a few days together as newlyweds. Then we both packed our bags and went our separate ways to live our lives. FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP CHANNEL TO RECEIVE ALL STORIES IN YOUR INBOX We had been in…