I am a married woman of 43 with four children. I used to be the Legal Secretary of a company, until I was edged out in a bitter boardroom brawl. As to be expected my confidence took a bashing, on top of which my savings dwindled. At first, I had the sympathy of my husband. […]

By Bunmi Sofola As Nikky made her way to her office that fateful Monday morning, she saw a group of some female members of staff clustering round the photo copiers and chattering excitedly.  When they saw her, the silence was eerie, and instead of scurrying off to their seats, they looked at her with defiance. […]

I’m 45 and a divorced mother of two teenage children. Three years ago, I met this man at a wedding and he told me straightaway he was a married man. Despite this, we carried on seeing each other, as I felt safe with him, knowing the relationship wouldn’t go anywhere. He confided in me about […]

YEARS back, my husband had an affair with one of our daughter’s friends. The girl, who was married at the time, became pregnant and had a little girl who is now an adult. Over the years, this girl divorced her first husband, remarried, then divorced again. Now she lives with a new man who doesn’t […]

I’ve just discovered that my eldest daughter, who is 14, is pregnant. I’ve always brought her up to know the importance of safe sex, in spite of whatever sex education she must have been taught in school. As to be expected, I am devastated. I didn’t even realise she and her boyfriend, 16, were having […]