Sammy was my second boyfriend, but he was my first love. I must have been 20 when I met him back in 2010. I was working as a sales girl. …
What Do You Do When Your Girlfriend Wants Marriage But You’re Broke?
My sister introduced us three years ago. She was a health worker, freshly qualified, waiting for her posting. When we met, she was still healing, wounded from a breakup that …
He Changed His Mind About Our Wedding
Kay and I are close in age. I am 31 while he is 32. I believed we were both at an age where marriage was the next thing for us …
She Was Only Ten Years Old When She Became A Bride
I needed a house help, someone who would help me take care of my two kids while I was away working. I spoke to a lot of people to help …
He Refused To Spend On Me Because He Is Investing In Our Future
I met a guy about four months ago. He was the one who initiated the conversation, and we started talking. At the time, he lived in Takoradi while I was …
I Forgive My Aunt and Myself for the Wayward Path I Took
They said I was either 1 or 2 when my father died; nobody seems to agree on the exact age. After his death, I was sent to live with my …
A Woman with a Good Heart Can Also Have Bad Drawings on Her Skin
In the university, I shared a hostel room with the kind of girl every girl’s mom would warn her about. She had a tattoo around her waist and pierced navel. …
Should I Let Him Leave All My Money?
Less than a year into my relationship with George, I had to relocate from our town to Accra for work. Things were tough. I couldn’t even afford to rent my …
She Said She’d Bewitch Me Because I’m Becoming Successful
I have this cousin. She’s my auntie’s daughter and ten years older than me. She grew up with our grandma, but after one of those family fights: because you know …
I Found Healing With A Wonderful Man
I am married to a man who feels like the best thing that has ever happened to me. It didn’t happen so easily. I was carrying trauma from my past …
I Thought We Were Just Friends Until He Proposed
Patrick ticks my boxes. He is religious, attentive to my needs, and cares deeply for me. He was my classmate in secondary school, but he only spent one semester in …
When He Said He Couldn’t Marry Me I Didn’t Know He Meant He Was Dying
When I met him, I was in my second year at university, and he was doing his National Service at one of the big TV stations. I had just ended …












