My girlfriend was using a new iPhone—the latest one that comes in orange. She’s not that rich to be able to afford the phone, so she told me her uncle from the United States shipped it to her. I said, “Your uncle can give you a phone like this but can’t help you pay your fees?”

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She nearly had to defer her course because she didn’t have the money to pay her fees. In the end, I took a loan to help her pay them. That was why I was surprised that all of a sudden an uncle could send her such a phone.

She burst out crying that I was using the help I gave her during her lowest moment to shame her. She insisted it was an uncle. I asked her to provide evidence. It could be a message, a conversation between herself and a friend where she was telling the friend her uncle got her the phone. Any evidence at all could do.

She didn’t get any.

A few days ago, she sent me a message saying it looked like I didn’t trust her enough, so we should break up.

She’s breaking up with me when I haven’t even been able to finish paying the loan I took to pay her fees. I responded, “No problem, but pay the loan before you leave, or else it will turn into war.”

She boldly texted me that she has nothing to pay, so I should take it wherever I want.

I Left Him Because He Didn’t Help In The Kitchen

I don’t have the time to waste. Last night I went to her place and snatched the new orange phone and told her, “Bring my money before I give it back to you.”

Currently, there’s a little over GHC4,000 left to pay. The total loan was around GHC7,000.

Am I being petty? Or should I sell the phone and give her the change?

—Alfredo

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