Love Issues

I always knew I wasn’t wanted by my family when I was growing up. My mother tried to get rid of the pregnancy that birthed me. It didn’t work out …

I met Adaobi last October at my friend’s Sadaki ceremony in Enugu. She was graceful and soft-spoken, with eyes that held both beauty and mystery. I am turning 30 soon, …

I met Victor through my sister a little over a year ago. Right from the moment he saw me, he liked me. I had just met him but he came …

Ken Reacted to this story. Kindly read his reaction here Ken and I met when I was twenty-five. He was everything a young woman dreamed of; tall, confident, and charming …

My brother was very brilliant in school, but he always struggled when it came to final or external examinations. He never performed as well as expected. He didn’t do well …

I was eleven when my mother died. That morning, I remember standing by the window, watching the women from our street fill our compound, tying their wrappers tight around their …

I’m twenty-eight years old and unemployed. I know that already sounds like the start of a sad story, but please don’t pity me yet. I’ve been home since I finished …

We’ve been living in our neighbourhood for almost twenty years now. Our house is directly opposite an Islamic school, with a playing field in front of both our home and …

I am in my early twenties. I finished school less than a year ago, and I am currently not working. I have dated a few times. It never mattered to …

I ended my four-year relationship with my ex last month. It broke me but staying in the relationship was worse. As a Yoruba boy from Osun State, I’ve always believed …

I never imagined that I would one day be afraid of my own husband. Afraid not because he has ever raised his hand to beat me, but because of the …

I’m writing this in response to the story Edward shared — the one about him sleeping with a girl under a tree. Many people in the comments seemed comfortable with …