I’m 24 years old now, and I met this guy on Instagram back in 2018 when I was still in SHS. He was almost 30 at the time. Very gentle, very sweet, the kind of man who talks to you with patience and respect. Naturally, I grew to like him.Right from the start, he told me he couldn’t be with me officially until I turned 23 because he didn’t want me to someday claim he took advantage of my childhood.

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Because of that, he never tried to meet me physically. Not even once. Yet, for years, we’ve behaved like a full couple. We chat every day. We call. We flirt. We exchange nud*s. We share secrets. Everything except meeting in person. And still, after all these years, he has made no real effort to see me physically.

Recently, he told me something that has been troubling my spirit. He says I should stay celibate for the next two years, and in return, he will give me GHC 10,000. Honestly, that made me pause. Why should a man pay me to remain celibate if he truly loves me? What exactly is he trying to secure?

Sometimes I feel he might be married and hiding it. This new urge keeps rising in me to just ghost him, block him everywhere and find someone who is physically present, emotionally open, and not hiding behind terms and conditions.

He has recently been talking about marriage, but my heart tells me he’s only doing that to further pin me down, so I don’t entertain another man. To be honest, I’ve grown to like him so much that I reject other men without even thinking twice but now I don’t know if what I’m doing is right or foolish.

Should I continue with this man who has never met me but controls me from afar? Or should I move on and find someone who is real and present in my life? Please, I need advice.

—Tilda

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