I was with my friend Charles when we met her at a beach event. She was standing next to us, alone. It was Charles who started engaging with her, and …

My girlfriend had rent issues. She said her landlord increased the rent beyond what she could pay, so she spoke to her friend and agreed to live together so they …

Freda and I started dating at the office when no one was watching. Because of company policy about office romance, we tried our best to hide the affair from colleagues, …

My father was the talk of the town for a long period of time. Even before I could write and spell my name. Everywhere I went, they called me “Bra …

Just around the time Sandra and I were planning our marriage, her mother died. She was devastated because all her life, the only parent she had ever known was her …

“Come and stay with me” was the first thing he said when I broke the news that I was pregnant. I was taken aback, shocked. Like he had planned this …

Every woman I’ve ever dated came broke. I didn’t mind. I loved them, and I believed love was bigger than anything. I gave willingly because I wanted them to be …

A year ago, I forgave my husband’s infidelity. It wasn’t an easy journey to forgiveness. I left the house first with my three-year-old daughter. I remember telling my parents the …

Before he drove home with me to see my father, he laid his heart bare on the table. He said, “I don’t want any working class woman under my roof. …

My husband owes people money. A lot of money, and he might lose his job if all the details come out. I sensed it from his behavior and how detached …

I was in love with PK, but I had a boyfriend who was not in the country. We had dated for two years before he travelled to do his master’s. …

I grew up in the rhythms of the Catholic Church: catechism classes, choir rehearsals, and a stint as a mass server. My mother was the anchor of it all. She …