Her Bad Breath Ruined Everything Between Us
At a workshop some years ago, I sat beside her and she charmed me with her intelligence and sense of humor. She was the first to raise her hands to give an opinion and every contribution she made was applauded and called smart. She was a…
I Fell for My Best Friend’s Ex — And Ultimately Had to Choose Between Love and Friendship
When you enter Akua’s room, the first thing you see is the photo frame on her wall. It’s a large frame with the inscription, “Faithless is he that says farewell when the road darkens.” That’s a quote by J.R.R.Tolkien
I remember…
After Our Second Child, My Husband Demanded I Fix My Sagging Breasts—or He Would Leave
“How do you fix sagging boobs?” I asked him. He was blank and didn’t have any answers. The best he could come up with was “I don’t know but do something about it.” My husband was going crazy, I thought. How could he not have answers but…
I Couldn’t Hide This Major Secret Before Marriage, So I Told Him—And He Left
I met George again ten or eleven years after school. We both attended Junior high school together and didn’t ever meet again after we completed. I don’t have a lot of memories of him back when we were in school but I remember we once shared…
She Requested a Two-Month Break—Just One Month Later, She Married Her Ex
Let’s call her Rose. Rose because I can’t think of any better fake name that describes how beautiful she is than a rose. She’s intelligent and well brought up. I trusted her from day one because of the hard times she took me through before…
I Found Out I Was Just the Side Chick the Day I Told Him I Was Pregnant
I was nursing a broken heart when Uzo came along. The boyfriend I was dating for the past three years just walked out on me. He found another woman. He fell out of love with me so he could love another. It happened so sudden that it threw…
My Junior Sister Says My Husband Got Her Pregnant — But The Truth Is Far More Shocking
After I delivered my first child—a boy, I thought I needed help. I suggested it to my husband that we allow my junior sister to come live with us so she helps with the house chores and run errands for us. My husband didn’t even blink before…
I Told Him to Marry Me or I’d Leave — His Response Left Me Stunned…
His name is John. Let’s call him John. We didn’t start out as lovers. I don’t remember him proposing to me and I don’t remember myself saying yes to his love proposal. Sometimes I tell my friends; “We woke up one day and we were lovers.”…
I Silently Ended Two Pregnancies for My Husband While Waiting to Marry My Boyfriend Abroad
All stories of our lives involve a man and my story isn’t any different. I met Edem at the university. We were in the same class. I don’t remember the specific time that we fell in love. It’s been that long and some details get bleak with…
I’m in Love with My Sister’s Husband and Want to Marry Him, but Everyone Opposes It.
Joyce, my senior sister got married to Idris just a year after she completed the university. Idris worked at where my sister had her national service. As days passed, they found themselves in love with each other. They wasted no time…