My girlfriend used to work as a susu collector for one micro bank, but eventually she stopped. Because the work was exhausting. She walked through sun and rain every single day, yet the money was so small that you could not even buy yourself shawarma as a treat after a hard week, so what exactly was the point of suffering like that?

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I gave her money to start a business, but before I could even see where the business was heading, the money disappeared into what she called “important issues” that had suddenly come up. Again, I gave her another cash injection and this time I told her clearly that if anything came up, she should inform me instead of touching the business money.

I take very good care of this woman. Weekly housekeeping money, random expenses, emergencies, anything that comes up, I handle it without complaining. She is the mother of my sweet baby boy and for three solid years, we did this boyfriend and girlfriend thing peacefully. Everything between us had been moving smoothly, so naturally, I wanted to establish her properly and help her make her own money.

She started selling pastries and sobolo, the real proper sobolo, and slowly the business began picking up. Anytime the pastries got finished, I would personally go to her supplier, buy more, and send them over to her because I was fully involved in helping her business survive.

Around the time the business began booming, she stopped picking my calls regularly. Some days she claimed she was too tired to talk, and other times she simply ignored me completely. I raised the issue several times, but she brushed it aside like my feelings did not matter.

Deep down, I suspected she was cheating, but I stayed because I loved her and hoped things would eventually change. People change.

Then just recently, barely a day after Mother’s Day, she sent me a breakup message saying she could not continue with the relationship anymore. Since then, I have been sitting here wondering where exactly I went wrong.

Sometimes I honestly ask myself what women really want in this life.

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I even ordered a ladies’ bag and some jewelry for her as a Mother’s Day gift, because I wanted her to feel appreciated as the mother of my child. She happily used the gifts to attend her friend’s wedding on Saturday, then by Monday morning, boom, breakup message.

Hmm. Life.

—Mark

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