Until recently, the only problem we had in our relationship was my boyfriend’s unemployment and my financial instability. He completed university three years ago but is still struggling to find a stable job. I, on the other hand, had a job. I used to work as a teacher in a private school, but I quit to further my studies. So I don’t have much going for me in terms of money.

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Despite our challenges, we encourage each other. I tell him something good would come his way soon. He also tells me, “You are very young. Only 24. Don’t stress too much about your finances. Finish school first and get a good job.”

Apart from our situation, our relationship was good. We were happy. When school vacated, I visited him in Accra. The days were filled with romance and laughter. The nights were warm with him wrapped around me. Lovers’ haven, that’s how it felt.

Then one single phone call ruined everything. It was my friend, Eugene, who called me. I had saved his number with an emoji attached. This very one 😘.

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My boyfriend got angry when he saw it. “Who is Eugene? Why did you save his name like that?”

“Oh, he is just a friend. We play like that. It’s nothing,” I explained.

“It’s definitely something. You are cheating on me with him, aren’t you?”

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No, I am not. Eugene is truly just a friend. Unfortunately, my boyfriend doesn’t believe me. It’s not as if I didn’t save his name to indicate what he means to me. He is my “Better Half ❤️❤️❤️”, in my phone. Everyone in my life knows he is the only man I want. So is he throwing tantrums about the way I saved Eugene’s name?

We are still together, but I know he doesn’t trust me anymore. He questions everything I do and say. It’s no longer us against financial struggles. Now, it’s my word against what he believes. I don’t like it. What can I do to make him believe me?

—Maa Abena

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