Love Issues

What do men really want when it comes to women? Gertrude shares the story of her life and the rules her mother gave her while young. According to her mom, Gertrude would find a good man to marry only if she followed those rules--the rules that separate good women from bad women. The rules that determine who a man marries and who a man ignores. Gertrude followed these rules until she grew up to realize that rules don't work when it comes to men. Jo Nketiah reads Gertrude's story, titled, "Bad Girls Become the Bride While Good Girls Become Their Maid of Honor." Jo is a poet and has an exciting podcast running on all podcast platforms.   

When Paul and Theresa met, they both had different agenda. Theresa thought she had found a man she could love and stay in a relationship with but Paul was only in for fun. He was there to hit and run. Somewhere along the line perceptions changed and the trajectory of their love story also changed. One sunny afternoon, Paul found himself in church saying "I Do" to Theresa. The question is, what changed? Kwabena Eddie Mankata reads today's story. Eddie is an Author. His latest book, "Dear Child" is on sale now.  

Binyelum decides to write a letter to her ex boyfriend enumerating all the struggles she went through with him while they were dating. This is a story of a woman who set off to change a cheating boyfriend thinking it was the easiest way to keep him all to herself. In the end, Hearts were broken, fights were lost, sense was learned and growth was experienced. Nadia Konadu Amoateng, the owner of Perski Boobs Tape reads our story today.   

There are some people who find it very hard to walk away from their past. No matter how hard you try, they always find their way back into the dark path of their past. When Kwakye found the woman of his dreams, he tried all he could to pull her away from the shackles of her ex, but no matter how hard he tried, she kept running back into the arms of her ex. At what point would Kwakye give up the chase? Or true love never relents? Nana Elikem is our reader for this episode as Afiya Agyemang sits on her host seat. 

She was a rich girl who lived the high class life. Her mom always advised her to fall in love with someone in her class but when Tracy met Clement, a guy who didn't have so much going on in his life, she decided to go against her mother's advise and give love a chance. How's their end going to be? Was mom right when she asked Tracy to date within her class? Christel Comfort Agbemafle reads Tracy's story; "High Class Love in a Low Class Zone" with your host Afiya Agyemang. 

When Nadia started seeing red flags in her relationship with her boyfriend, she was determined to make it work no matter what, a decision that cost her friendship, that forced her to cut ties with all the people in her life. Nothing she did satisfied her boyfriend. He kept asking for more and in the process started abusing her. Nadia continued to stay with this abusing boyfriend but at what point do we say enough is enough? When do we walk away when the love we sacrificed everything for turns sour? Afiya Agyeman takes her seat as the host while Melody Abena Pessey reads Nadia's story, titled, "Sometimes, All You Need is a Heartbreak." 

We all have that one thing that gives us fulfillment in life. We usually refer to those things as our favorite thing in life. You have yours and I have mine but wait till you hear what Bertha says is her favorite thing. Doris Mawusi reads "This is Every Married woman's Favorite thing," A story sent by a woman who wants to be called Bertha.

Love Issues, your favorite relationship stories from silentbads.com is now a podcast. Join Afiya Agyeman, host of Love Issues on every Friday as she takes you through the stories and explore the issues therein with some of Ghana's most exciting young writers, poets, columnist and performers. If you already love the stories on silentbeads.com, then get ready to be blown away as this podcast gives voices to the stories you already enjoy reading. Love Issues; Real stories from real people.