My dating life has become a social experiment at this point. I have gone on morning dates, lunch break dates, evening dates, weekend dates, and the result is always the same. Different men, same problem. Sometimes I feel like these men held a secret conference somewhere and agreed to come and test my patience collectively….
The day I gave birth to my first child, my boyfriend’s mother moved in to help me take care of the baby. At the beginning of our relationship, I barely knew her. We had exchanged greetings here and there, but it was only when my stomach became too heavy to hide that we were properly…
When he approached me, nothing showed that I was older than him. He was well-dressed and talked like a man who owned a piece of the world. He took my number first, then sent a gift, and later asked if I had a few minutes to spare on a weekend. That was how our first…
I wasn’t the one who mentioned his height. He was the one who said, “I know I’m short but I have a tall heart to love you better.” That was all I was looking for, someone who would love me better and treat me the way a good woman deserves to be treated. In fact,…
My wife bought land without my knowledge and started building before I got to know about it. I dug deeper and realized it was her mother aiding her to put up the building in their hometown and rent it out for money. According to her mother, a woman deserves to have her own place just…
I made a mistake marrying my husband. It wasn’t for love or affection or even connection. I didn’t like anything about him but I convinced myself that with time, the love would come. I went ahead and said yes to his marriage proposal because he was ready, had the resources, and promised a better future….
I dated my husband for three years before we got married. Right after I finished writing my last paper in school, he proposed to me. Those were some of the happiest years of my life. He loved me in ways that made me believe we would last forever. So when he asked me to marry…
I dated my husband for three years before we got married. Right after I finished writing my last paper in school, he proposed to me. Those were some of the happiest years of my life. He loved me in ways that made me believe we would last forever. So when he asked me to marry…
My boyfriend is the last born in a family of seven children, and as fate would have it, he is the only son among them. We have been together for six years now. During those six years, he lost both parents, one after the other. First, it was his mother. Before he could even fully…
Pregnancy was very hard for me. It was traumatic, I should say. I didn’t feel like eating or being with anyone. Little things got me angry quickly and my perception of scent was at an all-time high. My husband’s breath stunk so much that I didn’t want to get close to him, but I didn’t…