Category: Marriage Diary

“He Was Stingy While We Were Dating… I Thought It Was Love” I have been married to this man for one year now. But sometimes, I sit down and ask myself how I got here… and I remember the warning signs I ignored. When we were dating, I noticed something about him. He was stingy….

20 Years with a Fulani Man… This Is My Truth” I have been married to a Fulani man for 20 years. Twenty years is not a joke. It’s not something you explain in one sentence. It’s a journey—full of lessons, surprises, and things nobody tells you before you enter it. So today, I want to…

“After 40 Years of Marriage… This Is What I Know” I have been married for over 40 years. Forty years with one man. No divorce. No separation. Just life… in all its forms. People look at me today and say, “You are lucky.” But what they don’t know is that marriage is not luck. It…

I’m Still Here… For My Children” If you see me outside, you will think I’m fine. You will think I have a normal home, a normal marriage, a normal life. But inside my house… it’s a different story. My husband is a womanizer. Not the kind people whisper about… the kind everyone knows. He chases…

Loved Her, But I Couldn’t Live Like That” I married a young, beautiful woman. From the outside, she was everything a man could ask for—soft-spoken, respectful, caring, and loved by everyone in her family. Even I was proud to call her my wife. I genuinely loved her. At the beginning, everything felt normal. I thought…

Loved Her, But I Couldn’t Live Like That” I married a young, beautiful woman. From the outside, she was everything a man could ask for—soft-spoken, respectful, caring, and loved by everyone in her family. Even I was proud to call her my wife. I genuinely loved her. At the beginning, everything felt normal. I thought…

Thought Money Was Enough” If I’m being honest… I didn’t think marriage would be this complicated. When I married my first wife, I thought I was making the perfect decision. She was educated, a graduate, a civil servant working with the federal government. She was respected, independent, and focused. My family loved her. She was…

The Wedding Chaos Without the Bride” I still can’t stop laughing whenever I think about that day. It was supposed to be a simple wedding at the mosque—a calm, solemn ceremony—but somehow, it turned into pure chaos. And the funniest part? The bride wasn’t even there. Yes. She wasn’t present. Only the groom, the families,…

That Night Changed Everything” I was married to a man I loved more than I loved myself. At least, I thought I did. I thought love meant enduring, praying, crying, and staying by someone no matter how much they hurt you. I thought my heart could hold more than it could actually take. He liked…