In 2022, I followed my friend Erica to Accra to attend her cousin’s wedding. I didn’t know Accra, though I’d visited the city a few times. We got to Accra …
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Six Years Later, I Ran Into the Boy Who Left Me to “Focus on His Studies”
After high school in 2017, I met him the way most modern love stories begin. I was scrolling through Facebook, bored and curious, when I saw his profile. He was …
I Looked Through a Hole in His Window and Saw Him in Bed With Two Women
When we started dating, he told me he liked my place because it was calm and away from the noise, unlike his place. He came around just to sleep some …
I’ve Spent 8 Years Married to a Man Who Believes Three Meals a Day Is Wasteful
We dated for seven years and got married just a year ago. During those dating years, we had the chance to live together for about two years before I got …
My Girlfriend’s Baby Stares at Me Like She Knows Something I Don’t
She has a ten-month-old daughter. She said the father of the child broke up with her even before the child was born. I loved her even before I knew she …
The Year Has Just Started, but Three Women Are Already Pregnant for Me
This year is not too old, but it has been a very terrible year for me. Everything I touch doubles. You might think it’s a good thing, but wait until …
I Fell Asleep on the Toilet and That’s How I Knew My Marriage Was Over
I sat on the WC to pee and fell asleep. I was gone for several minutes. It’s the best sleep I’d ever had since I gave birth to my twins. …
I Have a Loving Family So Why Do I Feel So Broken?
What does one do when they feel broken? When you reach that place where you feel like ceramic slipping from a hand and shattering, leaving pieces so scattered that all …
He Said He Was The Best Man at His Own Wedding
He called me “Wifee” like he married me in the 60s, even though we met not long ago. He said I resembled a woman he married in his dream and …
We Were Happy for Six Years Until a Mouse Entered Our Room
My boyfriend and I are having serious problems right now, and what still shocks me is how everything started because of something as small as a mouse. That day, we were …
I’m About to Get Married, but I Lied About My Child
My wedding is in March, but everything shows I’m heading for a disaster because of the secret I’m carrying. I listened to very bad advice from my stepmother. I’m not …
I Had To Choose Between Two Men, The One I Chose Married Someone Else
I dated Emma for two years before he travelled abroad. I called him my first love because of the things he taught me. I had been in love before him. …