I’m a man in my 40s living in Seoul. When I was young, I couldn’t even date because all I did was work. My parents died early, and I had to raise my little sister. I think I only worked throughout my 20s as my younger sister studied hard and entered a good university. I felt my hard work paid off when she reached legal age. However, her nagging increased for me to date girls. “You had sacrificed for me so long, it’s time you meet a nice girl and settle down. Don’t worry about me anymore.” Of course, I…
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Three years into our marriage, my husband travelled to Canada in search of greener pastures. It was a happy day for our family. Our children were very young then but I was thankful to God for paving a way for the head of our family. I believed it was the kind of breakthrough we needed to turn our lives around. We knew that it was not going to be easy to have him live miles across the ocean but we were determined to make the marriage work. We promised each other that the distance would not kill our love or tear…
I was at a place in life where I lived from hand to mouth. I had a job but it was something I got with my SHS certificate. So the money wasn’t much. Everything I earned went into rent, transportation, food, and bills. Sometimes it didn’t even cover all my expenses. I couldn’t count on my family for help because things were hard for them as well. I was basically on my own. I didn’t want to keep living from paycheck to paycheck. So I decided to further my studies and get a degree that would help me get a…
Anytime we had a fight, Cynthia told me, “One day I’ll leave you and you’ll see I’m the only woman in this world who loves you. You’ll look for me again when every woman says no to you but you won’t find me.” We fought often. That means she said this often. It’s the reason I can still remember it this clearly. She was my girlfriend for three years and for three years I was faithful. Not that I decided to be faithful but when we were together, every woman I proposed to said no to me. Before I chose…
The Goodwins, a poor family from California, were humiliated in a fancy restaurant by a millionaire who was dining there. What no one expected was what a simple waitress did upon observing the situation, leaving everyone in the restaurant in shock. Unfortunately, there are people in the world who treat others disrespectfully because they believe, for one reason or another, that they are better than them. Today’s touching story might have been another example of such a situation. However, the way events unfolded surprised many people as the actions of a courageous waitress turned her into a hero overnight… A…
When I was young, my dream was to find a job as soon as I completed university, fall in love with the man of my dreams, marry at twenty-five and start giving birth at twenty-six. I wanted to grow with my kids. I wanted to be that mom who looked like a sister to her kids. Dreams usually don’t happen or they happen in bits and pieces and scatter on the floor. I found a job early but finding love became very hard. The men I met along the way had their own dreams they were pursuing and those dreams…
According to the court documents, the defendant, later identified as 40-year-old Jessica, was sentenced to life in prison after her twin stepdaughters suffered extreme and severe t0rture before one of the 6-year-old girls succumbed to her injuries. Prosecutors said the defendant was convicted of injury to a child intentionally causing serious bodily injury in the child’s death. On Oct. 27, 2020, the 911 caller told the dispatcher that the 6-year-old child, Arianna, was not breathing. First responders reportedly found the girl lying on the floor with a sheet draped over her body. Unfortunately, she was pronounced dead at the scene.…
According to the police officials, the suspect, later identified as 29-year-old Caleb, was arrested and later charged with multiple charges, including: kidnapping — false imprisonment, battery, aggravated assault and se-ual assault. Police officials also said the man was taken into custody after he reportedly held captive a woman, who was not identified, he met online. Caleb reportedly held captive a woman he met online. The 29-year-old man reportedly kept the woman in his home against her will for days while he beat and se-ually assaulted her. When deputies arrived on scene, the woman reportedly told them that she needed medical…
Police officials said the 25-year-old woman, later identified as Natalie, and the 31-year-old man, later identified as Nafis, were arrested and taken into custody after they reportedly nearly killed a man after robbing him. Both suspects were arrested and later charged with multiple charges, including: attempted murder, kidnaping, armed robbery, arson and drug-related charges. According to the statement, Natalie and Nafis reportedly lured a man from social media on a date, before they kidnapped him, took turns cutting his throat and then threw him from a bridge. Luckily, the victim, who was not identified, survived. During a interview with investigators,…
I’m almost forty. I am not married but I have a boyfriend. We’ve been together for almost two years now, and we are currently living together under my roof. He has been unemployed half the time we’ve been dating so he doesn’t contribute financially to our household. I am the sole provider of our home. Food, groceries, toiletries, utility bills, name it. Everything that we need at home, I bear the cost. This doesn’t make me happy. Apart from that, I am not okay with certain things he does. It’s actually more like, things he doesn’t do. This guy is…