Her’s Truly

Real stories, by you, for you. No judgement.

 I’m Christian But-And I Fell In Love With A Woman

Both are not mutually exclusive. 

I’m Seven Months Pregnant And I Want My Baby Gone

My story isn’t the first of its kind, it will not be the last.

Gabrielle Union, Her Rape At 19 And The Effect It Still Has On Her Today

She “cried herself to sleep every night after filming”

My 60-Something-Year-Old Neighbour Is Always Alone For The Holidays, I Decided To Be His Secret Santa This Year

Victoria is a 22-year-old living in Toronto, Canada. By day she goes to school and…

I Was Convinced That I Had Cancer, But Hearing That I Didn’t Came With An Even Bigger Burden

Those who have had a brush with death know it’s very scary. Let’s face it,…

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My First Time Was The Biggest Let Down I’ve Ever Experienced: Society Lied

It wasn’t flowers and roses and the most perfect thing that has ever happened to me but it also wasn’t blindingly painful.

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He Almost Raped Me, Then He Blamed Me For It

I met this man on a particularly frustrating day. I had had back-to-back lectures from…

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Confession: My Sister Is My Boyfriend’s Main Chick

I met my boyfriend on Facebook. He was very sweet and incredibly charming. Slowly, yet…

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Confession: They Say “If You Love It, You Should Let It Go”

To confess or not to confess? Perhaps to wait, the third try could be quite the charm.

Confession 1: Hey, How You Doing

It was his voice I heard first, before I saw him. “Hey, how you doing?”

He Said All The Right Words, But It Wasn’t Enough To Keep Us Together

He swore I was the love of his life but could not explain why I wasn’t a part of his life.

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This Is What It Means To Be Deaf In Nigeria

Yetunde shares her disability story as well as 5 things you should never say to a deaf person.

A Little Too Late

It was on the morning of our wedding ceremony. I had walked down the aisle looking as beautiful as an angel. Even Kessy said so to me the minute I got to his side on the altar.

5 Women On Their Worst 1st Date Experience

Uche 23 I paid for the meal. And honestly that wasn’t a big deal because…

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He Ghosted Me And I’m A Better Person For It

I will one day tell you the story of this guy who wooed me religiously for five months, then invited me to meet up. 3 days before the trip we spoke and he had to take a nap. He hasn’t woken up yet.

One Night Stand

No one heard. No one came. In the midst of the commotion, my distant cries had become a whisper in the wind.