Authoress Hope's Library

06/03/2026

I went on a date yesterday with this guy I met on a dating app. We’ve been talking for three weeks and he finally asked me out properly. Took me to a nice fancy restaurant in Sandton.We sat down, ordered drinks, everything seemed perfect. Then I decided to go to the bathroom. As I’m walking, I feel someone behind me. I turn around and it’s one of the waitresses. But the way she’s looking at me, I can tell she wants to say something. So I stop and look at her. She leans in close and says “wena unesibindi” (you’re brave). I’m confused. I ask “why are you saying that?” She takes a breath and says “the person who was serving your table? That’s his wife.”
I froze. Completely froze. I’m standing there outside the bathroom trying to process what she just said. The woman who brought us menus and took our drink orders is his WIFE? I asked if she’s sure. She said “yes, I work with her, that’s her husband. She’s been watching you two since you sat down.” I went into the bathroom, grabbed toilet paper and sanitizer, sat on the toilet and tried to breathe. My heart was pounding. I didn’t know what to do. I couldn’t run out because my handbag was still at the table. My phone. My wallet. Everything. I was trapped in a bathroom knowing his wife is out there serving us drinks while he sits there on a date with me like nothing is wrong.
I pulled myself together and walked back to the table. I sat down, looked him dead in the eye and asked “is that woman your wife?” He didn’t even flinch. Didn’t panic. Didn’t try to deny it. Just looked at me calmly and said “so?” SO?! That’s your response?! I’m on a date with you and your WIFE is serving us and you’re saying “so” like I’m overreacting?! He said “we’re separated, she just works here, She smiled at me when we ordered! And the whole time she knew I was on a date with her husband and said nothing!
I grabbed my bag, my phone, my jacket I was shaking so badly I could barely hold anything. He tried to stop me. Put his hand on my arm...

06/03/2026

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26/02/2026

I have a youngest child who is gay and currently in his third year at university. In his first year, in June, he told me and my husband that he is gay. We became very angry and insulted him, even calling him a devil. My husband said that university had changed him and made him gay, but he replied that he did not choose to be gay and that he had been hiding it because he was not ready to tell us. In December, when the school closed, he did not come back home. Even last year, the whole year, he did not come home. When we call him, he does not answer our calls. I cannot say something bad happened to him because his brother sees his statuses.I even asked his brother to text him, but he replied that he cannot come to a place where he is not welcomed and that he cannot live with people who call him a devil. My husband and I have started to feel very bad. We feel like we failed him. Even now he's not answering our calls, I miss him so much💔😭💔