I have been with my boyfriend for almost five years now. I am currently twenty-eight while he is thirty. Our relationship has come a long way from where we began. I went to training school with the hope of studying to get a certificate but I ended up falling in love right from level 100. It was one of those things people thought wouldn’t last. “Help me finish my course,” that’s what they called it.

However, what we had was not based on a mere situation. We were in love. It was true love. I know this because my boyfriend paid my school fees from when I got to my second year till I completed school. It wasn’t just about money. He was the man who stood by me in bad times. If my world was falling apart, I faced it head-on because he had my back.

While he was holding my hand through life and being there for me, he promised to marry me. I didn’t doubt him because he had done nothing but be truthful to me right from the moment we met. When I completed school, he brought his people to come and see mine to perform the knocking rites.

We planned to get married as soon as possible but the COVID-19 pandemic happened and interfered with our plans. Before the pandemic, he was working as a driver for some Chinese people. However, things became difficult during the outbreak so they relocated to their country.

He has been in the house for three years now. All our attempts to find him a job have proved unsuccessful. I have had men come my way to try and sway me with money but I love my man. This man is so committed to me that even during his hardship, he still managed to get me a container Shop and stocked it with goods for me to sell.

This shop kept me going until I was posted this year to Obuasi East Municipal to work. I needed money to help with my move so we had to rent the store out. I used the money to acquire accommodation in the town I was going to. Even after that, he still found money to support me to buy other things that I needed. My parents who don’t have much also supported me in their own ways.

I told him, “I don’t want to be apart from you so let’s try and get you a job in this new town so that you can move here with him.” He said, “Okay. If we can get me a job there, I will move in with you.” I have been trying to get him something to do but I don’t know the right people here to turn to for help.

The people I have talked to are also asking that I give them a taste of me in return for a job for my man. I have also been here working for eight good months with no salary. So you can imagine how difficult things have become for us. The men who are also coming my way are applying pressure on me so that I would consider them because of their money but I have refused.

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I know my man. I know what we have. Things may be hard now but I know that a time will come when everything will turn around for us again. And he will start taking care of me again like he used to. He has a CE driving License and I was planning to enroll him in forklift and Excavator training but the government has decided not to release our money so my hands are tied.

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Although he did not attend the university, or any training college he’s very brilliant and fluent in English. I am hoping that by posting this here, our helpers will locate us. I’ve met men, those with money and big big properties who have made me many promises but I always turn down their proposal because I believe love is sweeter than money.

Besides, I always depend on the grace of God and I trust that he won’t fail me. And to my ladies out there, never ignore the hands that once helped you. Even when things are hard, hold on.

—Dina

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