08/10/2026
THE CÀRELESS HUSBAND REGR3TS HIS ACTIONS
My name is Amaka I am married to Mr Okeke. I have been married for over a decade now. I cook for my husband, cared for our children, and supported my husband whenever he was struggling.
But my husband took me for granted.
He came home late without explanation. He spent money carelessly and rarely noticed how much his wife did for the family.
Whenever I complained, he would say,
“Stop disturbing me. You are my wife. That is your responsibility.”
I would quietly wipe my tears and continue praying for husband.
One evening, he came home and found the house unusually quiet.
His children were staying with their grandmother, and I was not there.
On the table was a short letter I had written to him.
“my dear husband, I am not leaving because I stopped loving you. I am leaving because I am tired of being the only one fighting for this marriage.”
He froze.
For the first time, he looked around the house and noticed everything I had been doing.
The clean clothes.
The food in the kitchen.
The children's school fees I had helped pay.
The sacrifices I had made without complaining.
He suddenly realized that he had been so busy looking for happiness outside his home that he had failed to appreciate the woman who had been creating happiness inside it.
That night, my husband could not sleep.
He remembered every time I had asked for his attention and he ignored her.
Though he pretended to be alright because of his ego, he didn't want me to know his weak moment.
After one week of trying to prove that he can do without us, he couldn't bear it anymore, so he came to my mother's house.
When he saw me, he knelt down and said,
“Amaka, I'm sorry. I thought just providing money was enough. I didn't realize that you also needed my time, attention, kindness, and love.”
I looked at him in teàrs, but I was already hvrt.
So I told him to leave me alone, that I am better off alone than being with a husband who doesn't care about me
LESSON
Never take your spouse for granted. A happy home is not built by money alone; it is built with love, attention, respect, sacrifice, and understanding.
Appreciate the person standing beside you before regret becomes your only companion.
My name is Ginika, I am a story teller.
