I had a daughter when I was nineteen years old. The father ran away because he feared what would happen to him if I reported what he did to me. …
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Because I Wasn’t Able to Fulfill My Promise, My Best Friend Has Gone Rouge on Me
When I was doing my national service, I stayed with my big sister, who had a close friend named Yayra. Over time, I also became close to one of her …
I Built a Business With My Wife Only to Discover She Was Doing Proper Business With Her Ex
We started this business very small as a couple. It was my idea but I put my wife in charge because we were selling women’s products. My wife would come …
My Husband Is More Married to His Phone Than to Me
I was doing my service and studying for my masters in 2021, when I met KK. He was also working and schooling at the same time, so I welcomed him …
Three Months Into Marriage, My Husband Asked for a Break To Seek Clarity
Exactly three months after our marriage, my husband woke me up at dawn and said he needed a break to seek clarity. A break from what? He told me he …
The Herb I Used in My Jollof Was Definitely Not a Cooking Spice
I decided to move out of my parents’ house right after I finished high school. A friend of mine had a small room he was managing, so I packed my …
I Raised Money To Save Him From Xenophobic Attack But a Woman Answered His Phone
My husband is in South Africa. Four years ago, when he wanted to travel, South Africa wasn’t part of the plan but, out of desperation to get out of the …
My Girlfriend Can’t Choose Between Marriage and Her Baby Daddy’s Money
My girlfriend has a nice apartment, a beautiful car and a daughter. She got all that from her baby daddy, a man she has refused to name because she said …
After the Best Weekend We Had in Months, I Had No Choice But to Throw My Girlfriend Out
We haven’t spoken since that afternoon, and honestly, it is breaking me into a gazillion pieces. I don’t know what to do with my life now. I don’t think about …
My Mother-in-Law Keeps Walking in on My Husband While He Is Bathing, So I Am Walking Out of the Marriage
I am older than my husband, and that was one of the reasons his mother did not like me when he introduced me to her as the woman he wanted …
My Doctor Told Me I Could Keep This Secret From My Husband
I’ve been married for four years and we still don’t have a child. At first, I hoped conception would happen naturally. I kept telling myself that our time would come. …
After the Way She Left Me Broken, She’s Back Asking for a Favor
At the time I met her, she was struggling to gain admission into one of the nursing training schools. It was a difficult period for her, and one of my …