It was after our first lecture. I was moving around trying to collect contacts from classmates when I saw her for the second time. I walked up, leaned in a …
Love Issues
He Saved Me From My Abusive Boyfriend But Didn’t Want to Be My Boyfriend
We started the fight at his house that day. He said I was delaying him. I was standing by the mirror, checking myself out. He shouted at me to hurry …
He Left Me The Day I Took Him To Meet My Father
He wanted to meet my parents right from the start, but I told him I needed to know him better so I could explain him to my parents. My mom …
I Married A Man Who Confirms All My Fears About Love
Sammy was my second boyfriend, but he was my first love. I must have been 20 when I met him back in 2010. I was working as a sales girl. …
What Do You Do When Your Girlfriend Wants Marriage But You’re Broke?
My sister introduced us three years ago. She was a health worker, freshly qualified, waiting for her posting. When we met, she was still healing, wounded from a breakup that …
He Changed His Mind About Our Wedding
Kay and I are close in age. I am 31 while he is 32. I believed we were both at an age where marriage was the next thing for us …
She Was Only Ten Years Old When She Became A Bride
I needed a house help, someone who would help me take care of my two kids while I was away working. I spoke to a lot of people to help …
He Refused To Spend On Me Because He Is Investing In Our Future
I met a guy about four months ago. He was the one who initiated the conversation, and we started talking. At the time, he lived in Takoradi while I was …
I Forgive My Aunt and Myself for the Wayward Path I Took
They said I was either 1 or 2 when my father died; nobody seems to agree on the exact age. After his death, I was sent to live with my …
A Woman with a Good Heart Can Also Have Bad Drawings on Her Skin
In the university, I shared a hostel room with the kind of girl every girl’s mom would warn her about. She had a tattoo around her waist and pierced navel. …
Should I Let Him Leave All My Money?
Less than a year into my relationship with George, I had to relocate from our town to Accra for work. Things were tough. I couldn’t even afford to rent my …
She Said She’d Bewitch Me Because I’m Becoming Successful
I have this cousin. She’s my auntie’s daughter and ten years older than me. She grew up with our grandma, but after one of those family fights: because you know …