It started with a comment that should have meant nothing, but the two of us made it into something until it caused a crack between us. My husband had posted …

I have seen it all, and I know the end, so why do I want to try it? I have seen women cheat and observed the consequences for their families. …

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 …

My boyfriend talks a lot. In a world that believes talking a lot is the place of a woman, my boyfriend, as a man, talks so much, a yapper. He …

A week before our wedding, we had a huge fight in the presence of his mom, who had been living with him and interfering in everything. I’d always known him …

The job I was doing didn’t pay but used me the way farmers use donkeys in the field. I came home tired every day, but my salary couldn’t afford a …

When my pastor told me to leave my husband, I thought I had misheard him. It was after a counseling session that was supposed to save our marriage. He told …

I met Kudjo many years ago. We were two people who found love in each other, who completed each other’s sentences and made an intentional effort in creating ourselves a …

When I met Kwame, he was already married. I knew it from the very first day. There was no confusion, no lies about being separated, and no excuses about sleeping …

When I was growing up, I heard all sorts of strange stories about twins. In some communities, twins were seen as bad luck even among witches. There were tales of …

Before we started dating, she told me about her ex, Kofi, and how badly their relationship had ended. She said Kofi was emotionally abusive and physically toxic to her. She …

I knew something was wrong in my marriage the day I realized I was competing with God for my wife’s attention. That sounds strange, I know, but that was exactly …