I Loved Her But Couldn’t Marry Her
I Loved Her But Couldn’t Marry Her episode 3
Episode 3: Letting Go, Watching Her Move On The silence between us didn’t happen overnight. It started like a small crack—missed calls, late replies, awkward conversations. But over time, the distance grew into something we couldn’t ignore. Amara stopped calling every night. She stopped checking up as often. Maybe she was trying to give me […]
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Episode 2: Love vs Lack In early 2021, something in me started to shift. The days felt heavier. The Lagos sun burned hotter. And my dreams began to feel like burdens instead of goals. I was 27, living in a shared apartment with two other guys in Ajegunle. We had no proper plumbing, the landlord […]
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I Loved Her But Couldn’t Marry Her
I never believed in love at first sight—until I met Amara. It was July 2019. NYSC orientation camp in Obubra, Cross River State. I arrived late, drenched in sweat, my travel bag torn at the side. The sun was brutal, the registration queue worse. I had just managed to get my mattress when I first […]
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