He is doing well by me and has enrolled me in the trade I am currently learning. Whenever he talks about the future, he mentions my name and tells me the role I will play in it, especially as his wife. Even while I am learning this trade, he keeps promising me, “I will make…
My mom chose a boyfriend for me. He wasn’t the kind of man I wanted, and I was also in a relationship. I was honest with him. I told him I would have considered him if I hadn’t already been dating someone. He tried everything he could. He got my mom on his side to…
We are three friends: Owusu, Peter, and I. I was the first to marry in the group and later, through Owusu, Peter also found a wife, Portia. Portia was friends with Owusu but had lived in Nigeria for years until she eventually returned. When she came back, Peter saw her and developed an interest in…
The day I met Madam, I was in a very difficult position. I was at the barbershop with my son, waiting in line to be attended to. While I sat there thinking and watching my boy, a huge car stopped right by the shop. The woman inside rolled down her glass and signaled for me…
I had been married for five years, and I’d never removed my ring. I wore it as a badge, and its gleam told the story of my marriage to anyone who looked at it. After five years, the ring mark on my finger looked like it was sinking deep into my skin, so I removed my…
Ten years ago, when I became a single mother, I placed everything concerning love to the side and focused entirely on raising my child. Romance was a closed chapter. My heart had been let down enough times, and frankly, I haven’t exactly been the luckiest when it comes to finding a man worthy of loving…
Solomon and I started dating three years ago. We met one day after church service. As an elder in the church, he took my number and started checking up on me every now and then. From there, we became friends. He would come around to my university and we would talk for hours. We talked…
I was standing in front of a garage waiting for a friend when a guy came from the garage to tell me his boss wanted to see me. I thought it was about the place I was standing. I was right in front of the showroom, so I told him I would move. He said,…
I didn’t have a father growing up, and it wasn’t a pleasant experience. Because of that, I always hoped my children would have the kind of father I never got to have. But now, it seems I have no choice but to walk away from my marriage because otherwise, my children may end up without…
We started talking when I was about to return to Ghana. We had been in school together, but after school I traveled abroad. We met again on Facebook and became friends. We didn’t talk much until I started making plans to return to Ghana. She asked questions like, “Are you coming to look for a…