I don’t know how we became friends on Facebook. I don’t remember sending her a friend’s request or responding to her friend’s request. I woke up one day and we were friends on Facebook. “Or maybe she was already planted on my app the day I installed it,” I said to myself. She posted something and I liked it. It became often. Whenever she posted an update, I was one of the few people who reacted to it. And then one day she posted a photo. I nearly scrolled past it but something about it drew my attention. “Is she…
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I lost my father when I was ten years old. My mother was a seamstress who did not have formal education, but she worked hard to put us through good schools. We are three girls. I am the last born. When I got to the tertiary school, my elder sisters and my mother put resources together to cater for my education. In my second year in school, my eldest sister lost her job so I had to rely on government allowances for my fees and other needs. The money wasn’t enough but I tried to manage. Sometimes I got overwhelmed…
When we first met he was a perfect gentleman. He did the right things and said the right things. I was happy when he asked me to be his girlfriend. He is a driver so he spends a lot of time on the road. Because of this, every moment we got to spend together was precious to me. I cherished those moments because they were not the kind of moments I got every day. We didn’t spend a lot of time together when we were dating so I didn’t get to pay attention to certain things. The signs were there.…
We were going through premarital counseling when I discovered he was cheating on me. I saw a chat on his phone with a young university student. The part that hurt me was a text that read “I’ve never loved anyone the way I love you. You are the one I want to marry not her.” I didn’t need the genius to tell me I was the “her” he was referring to. I took the girl’s number from his phone and I called her. When she answered I told her, “Kwame is my fiancé and I just found out that he…
My husband started talking about a car even before we got married. He had a job that paid well but it still wasn’t easy for him to buy a car. We had rent to pay. We had a room to decorate. We had a wedding to do. We had a life to plan. But all he wanted for himself was a car. Right after marriage, he said, “Let’s put some money together and get the car. It will be beneficial to us both. Remember, a child may come soon. Accra is tough to navigate when you don’t have a car…
I met my SHS mate recently at the market. She said something she thought was a compliment. She said I looked older now though I was the youngest among the squad while in school. I looked at her pretty young face and laughed. When I got home, I looked in the mirror and took a proper look at myself. My eyes had sunk. My hands appeared longer than they should while hanging loosely by my side. My chubby cheeks had sunk. Even when I put my best face on, my face still looked sad and tired. I turned back and…
Moses was assigned to my school for his National Service in 2014. At the time, I was eighteen and in SHS2, while he was twenty-nine. When he first entered my classroom, he approached me and asked for my name. Upon learning it, he mentioned that it was also his mother’s name. Then, he began teaching the class. From that day on, I greeted him whenever I saw him, and our friendship began. Looking back, I questioned whether our relationship was truly friendship. I was a teenager in high school, and he was a mature man with life experience, eleven years…
Three years into our marriage, my husband embarked on a journey to Canada in pursuit of better opportunities. It was a joyous occasion for our family, albeit tinged with the bittersweet reality of distance. Our children were still very young at the time, but I found solace in thanking God for opening doors for the leader of our household. We saw his departure as a breakthrough that could potentially transform our lives for the better. Despite knowing the challenges that lay ahead with him living thousands of miles away, we were resolute in our determination to nurture our marriage. We…
A woman who had been happily married to her husband for about six years recently shared a harrowing tale about her first trip to his hometown. Urging others to be cautious and wary of trusting anyone too quickly, she recounted the unsettling discoveries she made during her visit.Reflecting on their relationship, she fondly remembered how they seemed like the perfect couple, blessed with a beautiful baby girl. However, her perception shifted dramatically when she ventured into…Read Full Story Here……..
In all my life, and in all my relationship experiences, I have only been attracted to one man at a time. I have heard some girls share stories about having crushes on other men while they are in a committed relationship. A married friend even confided in me once, “Girl, I know I am taken but there is a man at my workplace who looks absolutely lickable. Every time I see him I get unholy thoughts. I know I can’t touch him but it doesn’t hurt to fantasize, right?” I remember looking at her with all the judgment in my…