When I was doing my national service, it was very hard for me, especially during the period when our allowances hadn’t started coming. I had used all the money I …

I called her in the morning, just like I always do when I wake up. I asked if she slept well, and she said she didn’t. I asked what the …

My husband was doing very well in life when we got married. He had a car at twenty-four and started building his own house even before we got married. While …

He proposed first, and I said no, but he didn’t give up. He kept coming, asking why I didn’t like him. He told me he was ready to change everything …

My boyfriend is a headteacher, and because of the way people respected him, I assumed he was financially “settled.” At that time, I hadn’t been posted yet. I had no …

My father came from town one afternoon and saw me sitting in the hall with a female friend who had come to visit me. Immediately I saw him, my heart …

Because of busy schedules, we normally hired domestic assistants to help with the house and to always have someone home when we were out. The challenge we had with most …

My friend, Alice, told me her husband likes me. She said it casually, as if there was nothing wrong with that. I smiled because that was the only response I …

When I was in junior high school, I had a friend whose mother sold waakye around town. Her mother knew me, so anytime I went to buy waakye, she gave …

I had always vowed not to perform wifely duties in a relationship just to prove that I was “wife material.” I told myself that if doing those things for a …

I gave her a lift one day, and we became friends. Our offices are in the same area, so when we got to the junction to her office, she would …

I was a few months pregnant with our child when he got the opportunity to travel abroad. I was happy for him, but that single door opening released a flood …