COACHILLA

It all started when I met Prince while I was working in a restaurant. He was a regular customer and we chit-chat whenever he came in. The more we talked the more we shared with each other. He explained that he was going through a divorce. He didn’t give me details of what was going on and I didn’t ask. I just decided to be there for him as a friend. In the course of our friendship, he expressed love interest in me. From the little I came to know, he was a nice guy. However, I was sceptical about getting involved with him. I come from a family that does not condone divorce so I knew that they wouldn’t approve of my relationship with him. I rejected him but he kept pushing until I accepted his proposal. I thought to myself, “I have already fallen in love with him. What’s the point playing hard to get? When push comes to shove I’ll fight my family to be with him.”  Our love grew. The bond between us tightened with each passing day.  When you’re in love with someone wh...

1. A listener needs a listener too. 2. Treasure your relationships, not your possessions. 3. Relationship don't always make sense. Especially from the outside. 4. A relationship should be your happy place, not where you beg your partner to act right. 5. The perfect match between your standards and partner attributes brings the maximum satisfaction. 6. Communication is one thing, but your tone while communicating is everything. 7. Their effort is a reflection of their interest in you. 8. When people know they did you wrong, they avoid you. 9. Your intellect may be confused, but your emotions will never lie to you. ♥️

Imet a guy at work a few years ago. We worked temporarily together for about six months. During that period, we got very close. I started having feelings for him and he had feelings for me too. It was obvious from the way we behaved toward each other. He told me how he felt but he didn’t propose. That kept me calm whenever I was with him. I was comfortable being his friend and nothing else. He visited me often. We spent a lot of time together after work and on weekends. As time went on, my feelings for him became clearer. It wasn’t just a feeling of friendship. I was in love with him. It didn’t take too long for me to notice a shift in him. He was also in love with me and it was just a matter of time before he proposed. If I had the power, I would have switched his mind off it but I didn’t have that power so I waited helplessly for the day he would finally propose. He did. He bore it all out to me in a way that was different. He said, “I’ve come to love you and I want you t...

Iwas in a relationship with someone who borrowed money from me to pursue some projects. When it was time to pay back the loan he refused to pay and then dumped me. That was when I met Larry. He knew my ex so I poured out my heart to him. After comforting me for a short period of time he proposed to me. I accepted it immediately. I had a plan that I was going to get married before I turned 30, and that’s what I saw in Larry, a potential husband. He was a taxi driver and I was a teacher in a private school. The car he was driving was old and faulty. He took it to the mechanic shop every week. He had a work-and-pay arrangement with the owner so I helped him pay off the balance of GHC3,000 so he could own it. He said he would pay it back but that never happened. Six months into our relationship I introduced him to my mother and she didn’t like him. My entire family didn’t like him because of his tribe. I told myself; “In this day and age, you want me to leave someone because of...

Somewhere in 2017, I received a phone call from an unknown number. The person at the other end was a man, “Hello my name is Amos. I am calling to let you know that you have won an American Visa Lottery.” If it weren’t for the serious tone of the caller, I would have laughed. It sounded like a prank or a bad fraudulent attempt. I responded, “You must have gotten the wrong person. I didn’t apply for any American Visa Lottery.”  PayAngel The man mentioned some of my personal details and told me he got them from the forms I filled out. I almost believed him but what kind of amnesia will make me forget that I applied for the Visa lottery? It was certainly a lie. In order not to drag the issue out I told him that I was no longer interested in following through with the process.  I was in Level 400 at the University at the time this phone call happened. After I hung up I told my roommate about the suspicious phone conversation I  just had. She said, “What if it’s not...

My girlfriend and I met at a mutual friend’s father’s funeral. We went to help our friend say goodbye to his father and we found each other. We started talking at the funeral grounds and from the way she carried herself, I knew I wanted to get to know her more. PayAngel By then she was in her first year in nursing training college and I worked as a teacher in a secondary school. We had deep conversations about life and the world. I like the way she thinks about things, more so the way she articulates her views. We share similar world views and her values align with mine. We spent a lot of time talking on the phone and diving more into our personal lives. We knew each other’s daily routines because of the constant flow of communication between us. We hadn’t met each other in person after the funeral but my heart grew fond of her. I didn’t say anything about my feelings to her until I was sure she felt the same way about me. One day I couldn’t contain my feelings anymore so I...

There are two reasons why I fell in love with Amos. The first time he came to me, I looked at him and didn’t like his height. I said, “No I can’t be your girlfriend. I’m already talking to someone else. We are far advanced and I may fall in love with him soon.” He said, “If that’s the reason, then you can add me to him and compare the two. I will prove myself worthier than him.” I answered, “No, I can’t be emotionally invested in two people at the same time. I don’t treat matters of the heart this way. One person at a time.”  PayAngel I was lying. I wasn’t speaking to anyone. I just didn’t like his height and that was all. He didn’t stop coming. He would see me on the street and run after me. He’ll talk to me for a while and in the end ask me, “How did it go? Did you say yes to him? Did he prove himself worthy of your love?” Mostly I will tell him something just to get him off my back. He kept coming and asking the same question. I fell in love with his persistence. He ...