Last year, I ended a relationship that no longer served my interest. We had been together for six years but she had done enough to show me that she wasn’t …
When she picked up the phone, she mentioned my name—not my first name or the middle name my friends usually called me by, but my full name. I was dumbfounded. …
Cheating comes like a whirlwind. You find yourself in the middle of it and don’t know what to do. You want to look at what’s happening but you’re blinded by …
We have three kids, born in quick succession after four years of marriage. You should see them—they’re like triplets, little bundles of energy and chaos, constantly stealing our peace. I …
She’s not someone you’d call beautiful. She doesn’t have the face, mannerisms, or grace that people often associate with beauty. She knows this, and it sometimes affects the way she …
There was this woman who used to work for my mother, doing menial jobs here and there. She also went from house to house, washing clothes and doing other odd …
My elder sister is HIV-positive. This is not something we don’t know about as her family. We’ve been her support system right from the moment she shared the news with …
My second miscarriage happened at dawn. A sharp pain shot through my abdomen, followed by what felt like a twisted bowel. My husband was lying next to me. I clutched …
Becky and I started dating when we were in school. We were young and clueless, but as time went on, it became clear that we were meant for each other. …
I was in a long-distance relationship with Fiifi for four years. His wasn’t even the kind of distance I could easily bridge. If we both lived in Ghana but in …
We got married when I had nothing—no job, no savings, nothing. But my husband was ready to take care of everything. He wasn’t wealthy—perhaps rich in love, but not in …