When you wear a police uniform in Ghana, people think the badge makes your skin tougher, your heart colder, and your emotions fireproof. They imagine that the same way you …
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Since I Told Him My Secret, He Hasn’t Been the Same
I cannot believe I am here today writing my story. People always say what belongs to you will find you. For me, it came back after seven years. When he …
After Eleven Years, He Is Still Not Ready For Marriage
We were both young when we started dating eleven years ago. He didn’t have money, but he showed me love in ways that made me believe in us. He was …
My Husband Has Two Side Chicks But I’m Looking For Just One Affair Partner
I used to believe that a woman’s purity was her greatest treasure. That is what my parents drilled into me from childhood, sometimes gently, sometimes violently. My father especially, he …
What’s My Friend’s Ghost Planning Against Me?
Gina and I were inseparable when she was alive. We were sisters in everything but blood. When she met Arthur, I was the first person she told. So when the …
He Almost Blinded Me Because Of The Chat He Read On My Phone
When I found out I was pregnant, I told Richard I would have the baby. “I am not going to force you to take responsibility if you don’t want to …
Right Now, I Feel Like I’m God’s Least Favourite
My heart is filled with a fear. The fear that I might one day end my life. I am tired of carrying everything. I am tired of carrying the evil …
I Keep Loving Women With Haunted Bodies
In 2014, I lost my girlfriend to mental illness. That girl… she was the best relationship I ever had. We had big dreams for our future until she experienced an …
I Was 8 Months Pregnant, Married For 5 Months When I Discovered My Husband Was Married
I met Tony at a time in my life when I was not even looking for love. I was twenty-seven, young, focused on building myself, and very sure I didn’t …
I Hate That I Have To See My Ex Everyday With Other Women
When Cosmos first asked me out, I was hesitant. We worked in the same office so I didn’t like the idea. We all enter relationships hoping it will end in …
I Cleared All His Loans, But He Took More Just When We Were About to Marry
I didn’t fall in love with Isaac slowly. It wasn’t one of those loves that tiptoe into your life until you suddenly realize you care. No, Isaac arrived like a …
Nature Says We are Not Compatible But We Want to Defy Nature and Get Married
We’re both AS. We found out after three years of dating, just as we started talking about marriage. I cried the day we learned that nature, no matter how much …