By some heaven-knows-how coincidence, I earned a reputation for snatching people’s boyfriends. I never understood it. I’ve always been the kind of girl my friends would hide their boyfriends from. …
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Today, I Celebrate The Woman Has Loved Me For Five Years
I want to appreciate my girlfriend, whom I’ve been with for five years. The journey hasn’t been easy. We’ve been through days when things were really tough and we had …
My Mom Became A Witch The Day My Father Died
My dad died in August 2022 but was buried in October 2023. I know you’re wondering what took them so long to bury him, so let me tell you. I’m …
I Keep My Mother At Arm’s Length And I Won’t Attend My Father’s Funeral
My mother had me when she was 17 years old. The man who impregnated her was her teacher. Both families decided I shouldn’t be born, but my grandmother changed her …
Why I Changed How I Treated Women
We are six siblings, and I’m the fourth born. When I was nine, our father passed away, and Mum had a hard time catering for us alone. Our youngest, the …
Another Man’s Boxer Shorts Found Its Way Into Our Marriage
My husband found a pair of boxer shorts among the laundry kept on the sofa. He lifted it up with a finger and asked who it was for. I was …
He Said I Pushed Him To Start Doing Drugs Again
Blessing was my senior back in secondary school. He was two classes ahead of me. We never really spoke until he sent me a message on TikTok in August last …
Would You Marry a Man Who Asked for Half of Another Man’s Gift?
Before I got married to my ex-husband, I had two suitors who were ready to sweep the floor with me. Let’s call them Chinua and Achebe. And no, not the …
My Boyfriend’s Wife Has Warned Me To Leave Him
I left my country in search of a better life in a foreign land. When I arrived, things were not easy. Everything was unfamiliar: new people, a new environment, and …
When I Caught Them the Third Time, They Invited Me to Do it With Them
It was late at night when I heard a noise coming from the hall. It wasn’t loud—almost a whisper. I thought the kids had sneaked out of their room to …
She Slept With Eight Other Men While Living With Her Baby Daddy
I’ve been friends with Princess since childhood. We once promised each other that we would remain virgins until marriage. Years later, she confided in me that she had fallen in …
My Husband Wants A Divorce Because I Gave Him A Disabled Child
Our little boy came into this world two years ago, fighting from the very start. He was born premature at seven months and spent his first weeks in the ICU. …