A few days ago, I asked a male friend of mine, “Can a guy propose to a girl he doesn’t even like?” He looked confused and...
liked him as a friend but at some point, the feelings I had for him changed. I don’t know what he did differently or what he...
It was a bright and sunny day, the kind of day everyone hopes for when planning a wedding. The sky was clear, the air was warm,...
Growing up, I learned about a tradition in my culture that affects girls like me the only child of their parents. In our customs, a girl...
A small group gathered quietly around the open coffin, their presence solemn and subdued. It was a modest turnout so few had come to say goodbye...
Khadijah stood close to her daughter, her hand gently resting on the girl’s shoulder as the local midwife bent over Aisha, carefully pressing and feeling her...
The silence that fell over Kingsley’s, Manhattan’s most exclusive restaurant, was so thick it seemed to have weight. Conversation ceased. Cutlery froze in midair. Dozens of...
Claudia Whitmore had built her empire with discipline and nerves of steel. By 42, she was a known name in corporate circles—a millionaire CEO of a...
Sabrina was a 25-year-old archaeologist who had spent most of her young adult life traveling from one corner of the world to another. She had walked...
I experienced my first heartbreak in 2019. I had just completed high school and was getting ready to go to the university. My then boyfriend, Ab...
From the very beginning, my mother was determined for me to marry a certain man due to his wealth. I told her politely, “I can’t marry...
A woman married to her husband for years has revealed shocking details she found when she visited her husband’s village for the first time. Begging many...
They were three guys when I met them. Martin, Joe and Laka. It was Martin who called and talked to me. They were new in town...
