Right after marriage, I got pregnant and gave birth through an emergency CS. It was a very difficult experience because something went wrong during the procedure.

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I stay in a different city, but my husband lives in Accra. After delivery, I came to stay with him in Accra. Things were tough because I was doing almost everything by myself. I thought he would help me, but that wasn’t the case. Once in a while, I would get lucky and he would help with the baby, but most times it was my battle alone.

The stress affected my health. That didn’t stop me though. I still tried to manage everything until I couldn’t keep up the same way anymore.

It didn’t help matters when six months later, I got pregnant with my second child. Four months into the pregnancy, my husband completely changed. He stopped talking to me, ignored my calls, and became very distant. I didn’t know what I had done wrong, but I kept apologizing because I was young and loved him deeply.

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One day, I woke him up to talk, and he said many hurtful things—starting with insults about my body size and moving to other petty issues.

Since then, things have only gotten worse. I’ve been married for five years, but for the last three years, my husband has not been intimate with me. Since I got pregnant with our second child. We live together but he treats me like a stranger.

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On top of that, he cheats openly. He has also brought his sisters into our home, and they constantly lie to him about me. Anytime I ask him about the way forward for our marriage, he refuses to say anything.

I don’t have anyone to talk to. My dad is sick, and I don’t have a mother. I’m losing my mind. I’m not okay. I’m depressed.

—Mommie

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