After SHS, I stayed at home for close to five years before I started school. It was through the benevolence of Eben, a man I started dating in 2020, that I even had enough money to buy the Polyclinic forms to gain admission into an institution. By that time, we had been together for five years, and we both agreed that I would further my education.

He, on the other hand, had a good job and earned a good salary. I was also working and saving some money so that when I gained admission, I would be able to add something to whatever he would give me.

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In 2025, I bought the College of Education admission forms, and I gained admission to one of the best Colleges of Education in Ghana.

Before my admission, I had my own place. My boyfriend would come around, spend time with me, and stay for a few days. Sometimes, he would even go to work from my place. We were basically living like a married couple, so when my rent was about to expire, I asked him to help me renew it. Instead of giving me the money, he asked me to pack my belongings and come and live with him. He said we should do that for the meantime and that later he would come and see my family so they would know I was with him and understand his plans for me.

He also said that since we had been together for years, I had not even had a pregnancy scare once. He believed it was a sign that something might be wrong with either one of us, so he suggested that we go to the hospital to check whether everything was okay. However, I told him that I could not come and live with him while I was not doing anything. Where I lived, I had a small food container business that I depended on. I asked him to help me renew my rent and first come and see my family before I would agree to do the fertility test and move in with him.

Because I did not agree to what he wanted, when my admission came, he did not give me any money to pay my school fees. He also did not help me renew my rent. I did everything by myself.

Now I am in school, taking care of myself. During vacations, I sell food and also do my teaching observations, but it is not easy, especially when the vacation is short. I do not make enough money. When I return to school, I struggle to survive. Sometimes, I even borrow money from my colleagues before school reopens.

I feel like I may not have made the right decision because I did not discuss it with anyone.

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Now I want to call him and ask if we can get back together, provided he has not moved on. I am also 26 years old, and I feel like I am getting older. I still have not been able to move on, and I would appreciate some advice.

— Mirabel

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