We went on our first date in a very cozy restaurant. I took a lot of pictures because the place was posh and very expensive. He said all the right things but didn’t propose. When the night was over, I gave my phone to one of the waitresses and asked her to take a photo…
I was on a call with my uncle. He was begging me, telling me not to tell my aunty. He was at work, and I lay on the couch in his house, listening to him give me a thousand reasons why I shouldn’t say what happened last night. I was confused. I asked him again,…
I was on a call with my uncle. He was begging me, telling me not to tell my aunty. He was at work, and I lay on the couch in his house, listening to him give me a thousand reasons why I shouldn’t say what happened last night. I was confused. I asked him again,…
Martin and I met in school and fell in love. It was the kind of love that did not listen to the opinions of others. We were in school and could do everything lovers without responsibility would do, so we did while building memories in the process and making promises our hearts were meant to…
There’s a disturbing pattern in my family, they usually do not get married. Many of my siblings have children. Almost every year one of them puts to bed, but there is no husband, no wedding, no ring, just cohabiting with the man and living as husband and wife. Yet those are the ones that make…
I dated Agnes for two years. I helped with her rent and supported her whenever she needed money. I wasn’t keeping records, but a lot of money and time went into that relationship. Eventually, when it came to an end, I broke down. I found myself telling her, “After everything I’ve done for you, is…
There is a saying in the Akan language that goes, Abaa a yede bo Takyi na yɛde bo Kofi, to wit, the stick that is used to beat Takyi is the same stick used to beat Kofi. What is fair for one should also be fair for another. People say it casually, but they don’t…
I’ve dated my boyfriend for the past two years. There’s no direction in the relationship. When I raise questions about our future, he tells me I’m too concerned about marriage when I should be thinking about how to be successful first. When I ask what he’s doing to be successful, he tells me to leave…
From the very first day we met, he talked about marriage. He didn’t ask me to be his girlfriend or even talk about friendship. I was seated, waiting for somebody, when he walked in. He looked at me for a while and said, “Young woman, you’re beautiful. Please allow me to marry you.” FOLLOW US…
My wife hates my friend. Not just dislike. She hates him with a passion, and that is the simplest way I can put it. She smiles with all my other friends, but when it comes to Ken, she does not even want to see him around me. Before I got married, I took her to…