Yesterday a Facebook friend of mine shared a touching post, perhaps distressing to the woman involved and her friends.
I’ve since had a chat with this friend who has deleted the post for a reason he shared with me but has given me the permission to run a story with it, provided I do not mention his name.
So note that this is a real story but I cannot mention the name of the people involved for the obvious fact that we live in a society that judges without proper evaluation.
According to this man in his early 30s, he was with a beautiful US woman a few years ago and even though the relationship came with several prospects and benefits, such as a secure ticket to becoming a US citizen and eventually living the scorching Ghana sun behind, he ended the relationship.
Describing his relationship with the woman, the Ghanaian man said, she “was supportive”—and yet “I refused to marry her simply because of a green card.”
He added; “I couldn’t live with my conscience knowing that I do not love her and push her through a marriage with which divorce wouldn’t be avoidable.”