Self Growth

We got married last year through family introduction. My parents were so happy — he was a senior engineer in Bangalore, good salary, settled. They didn’t care much about how we talked or if we even li...

So my ex came back from abroad and I don't know, he's just different. Like, I thought we were good, we were talking and stuff, but when he got back, it's like he's a stranger. He's very very quiet now...

I’ve been thinking about moving to Canada for a while now. Got a job offer in Vancouver last month and it’s everything I wanted — quiet, space, nature nearby. But my wife… her whole family is here. Pa...

Imagine my uncle called my mum last week asking if they forgot to collect the bride price… me and Emeka have been married 9 months ooo. We did the church thing, white wedding, even the traditional mar...

The thing is, I was raised watching my family and friends believe that love is supposed to hurt sometimes, and I'm not sure if I've escaped that mindset. My girlfriend, mi amor, she says it too - that...

I've been dating this guy for a few months now and he says I'm the love of his life which is sweet but honestly it's getting kinda old hearing it when I'm always the one giving in. Like last weekend h...

So, I've been seeing this bloke for a while now, and things got pretty serious pretty quick. We took things to the next level, and he told me he wanted to marry me after that. I thought we were on the...

The thing is, my partner says I'm the love of his life, but I feel like I'm always the one giving in. We live in my hometown, which he finds suffocating, but it's where my family is and I couldn't ima...

So I ended things with my ex after 4 years — he was kind, steady, always put in effort. Never raised his voice even when I was being unfair. We talked about moving in together last winter and he start...

I don’t even know how to say this without crying, but I think I’m more scared of losing my partner than actually missing him if he were gone ay dios mio that sounds so bad out loud. We’ve been togethe...

We got married fast, straight from the engagement, because anything else would’ve brought shame on both families. My mom kept saying 'what will people think?' and I just… went along with it. We barely...

I’ve been married for 8 years, but my husband and I only talk during video calls when he’s working overseas. Lately, I met someone here in Qatar — same hospital, same shift. We don’t even do much, jus...

I dont know how much more of this I can take. My husband has been working abroad for 3 years now and yeah, he sends money every month but its super unfair that I'm shouldering all the responsibilities...

I've been dating this girl for a few months now and everything was going great. She's super sweet and caring, always making time for me and my family. My wife's cousins even love her! But then out of...

When I married Musa, nobody sat me down to say his first wife—Aisha—would still be living in the family house. They’re divorced, yes, but she’s got her own room, cooks sometimes, even answers the phon...

i was set up with this guy from our community last year. family really liked him, went to all the meetings, even did the chooda ceremony. but from the start i didn’t feel it. he wasn’t rude or anythin...

We’ve been together 18 months, and sometimes I wonder if he even sees me or just this… checklist version of us. Every date is scheduled like a work meeting — ‘optimal bonding time’ he calls it, with t...

Every time we go to my parents' house, my mom starts — 'Arre, your cousin’s husband bought her gold necklace last week only', or 'He took her to Dubai for just a weekend, what kind of life is this for...

She is making all the decisions in my house — what to cook, when to clean, even when my husband and I can be alone. If I say anything, she gets quiet and starts crying, and then my husband turns on me...

Weve been together two years, and I still feel like a secret. Last weekend we went to his cousins wedding, right, and this older aunt kept asking me what I did for work and how we met and then she sai...