Ojiugo's Diary

Tag: Divorced

  • Episode 5: A Love Like Ours

    A love story gone sour so quickly, a single mom of two is left wondering what went wrong and if she will ever get over her divorce trauma.

  • Women Shelve Their Friendships For Marriage

    The night my marriage ended, my head felt like it was minutes away from exploding. I needed to speak to someone who understands me. Unfortunately, I had ostracised every one of them. My circle was now made of people I couldn’t trust.  I called a friend I hadn’t spoken to in years. It was late,…

  • Episode 4: A Policeman Drove Into A Ditch For Me

    After years of being married to an emotionally abusive man, I found my confidence again in the most absurd way. Before getting married, marriage was this beautiful union that edified both partners. In my wildest imaginations, I could never have imagined marriage to be as demeaning as mine turned out to be. Here’s my story…

  • Episode 3: Life After Divorce, Single Motherhood And A Struggle For Love

    Dear Diary, It’s been five months of doing this single mom thing. I don’t know how I’ve been doing it but I’ve been doing it. Everyday I wake up and see my children beside me, in the house I paid rent for, I thank God once again. Indeed, onye dị ndụ gbara first (he who…

  • Episode 2: Life After Divorce

    Dear Diary, Marriage is one of the few reasons your African parents will forsake you. Try telling them you’re giving up on a failing marriage. That is when you’ll realize the part you play in their lives’ status game. Very few African parents will give in to losing face in society by welcoming back their…

  • Episode 1: How My Marriage Ended

    Dear Diary, “I don’t feel sexually attracted to you anymore”. “It feels like you’re just my roommate”. These were the words that Dozie, my husband of five years used to explain why he would no longer touch me. In the last six months, we had almost no sex, and I kept prodding to know why.…