We’ve dated for over a year. Somewhere along the line, he started giving me GHC500 a month for being his girlfriend. He looked at my salary and joked, “Are you able to save a penny at the end of the month?”

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My salary was that poor.

He was committed. That amount never failed. Even when my salary was delayed, the amount was always in my account. In return, I’d go to his place on weekends and cook for him and do whatever he needed me to do. “Hand go hand come,” he would tell me. I would respond, “Love goes love comes.”

Out of nowhere, he told me he needed a break to figure out his life. He said he wasn’t leaving me but just taking a break. He wanted to be alone, without a whisper of my presence. We argued. I wanted to know if I had done something wrong. I wanted to know how long.

Well, I granted him the break yesterday. My problem now is the money he gives me monthly. Now that he’s on break figuring out his life, is it right for me to ask him if he’s going to continue sending me the money?

I don’t want to sound like that amount is everything to me, but to be honest with you, it helps a lot. Losing it will bring me a little bit down the line. Is it wrong if I ask him, “Dear, now that you’re on break, is the money going to be on break too?”

We are not breaking up. He has assured me, so I’ll be here waiting for him after his pilgrimage of silence is over. I only need to be sure where I stand when it comes to that monthly allowance. Am I asking for too much?

—Opaebia

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