WHAT PEOPLE HAVE DONE FOR LOVE
They say love is blind, but after reading these stories, you’ll start to wonder if love also has beef with common sense.
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This week, we asked six people to share the wildest, most financially reckless, and emotionally expensive things they’ve done all in the name of love.
Warning: Some of these stories might make you question the global supply of critical thinking when feelings are involved. Proceed with empathy, and maybe a little side-eye.
I lied about visiting just to collect my mum’s money back” — Kemi, 27
My mum had money in my account for her business—about ₦500k. Her card had issues, so I was helping her keep it. Just weeks before, her shop had been robbed, and this money was her comeback fund. Then my online boyfriend asked for ₦250k urgently, said he was having banking issues and promised to return it the next day. I sent it.
He ghosted me.
Eventually, I lied. Told him I was coming to Abuja from Lagos to see him, but I needed to give my mum her money first. That was the only reason he refunded me. The moment the money hit, I blocked him with my full chest. I never told my mum. She still thinks the bank delay was the issue.
“In 2017, I used my entire salary to buy a phone for my married ex” — Titi, 31
He was my first love. You know the kind you think you'll end up with, even when everything says otherwise? That was him. Years later, he reached out. Said his phone was bad and he needed something decent to keep up with work. I didn’t even think twice.
I was earning about ₦45k monthly at the time. I bought him a new nokia phone for about that amount. I didn’t even buy Christmas clothes or anything for myself that year. I even had to borrow ₦5k for transport.
Till today, I cringe whenever I see that phone model. Pure stupidity wrapped in Nokia 3310 love
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“This lady almost paid me ₦100k to see me again” — Jide, 33
We met at a mutual friend's party. She was fine, and you could tell she had money. She was also very into me. I told her from the start that I was in a relationship. She didn’t mind. We hung out once, and she begged me to meet again.
I was joking when I said, "Omo, I no even get bar now o. You go sponsor." She asked how much. I said ₦100k with confidence. This babe said, ‘Send your account.’
I was in shock. I didn’t even send it immediately. Then a day later, she blocked me. Just like that. Word on the street is she spoke to her religious leader and was advised to cut it off. The annoying part? I had started catching feelings too. I guess God saved us both.
“I saved ₦25k monthly for 3 years, gave it to my ex—and lost everything” — Ngozi, 29
I worked as a sales girl. Every month, I disciplined myself to save ₦25k. For 3 years. My plan was to open a big provisions store. Then I met my ex. He sold imported goods and seemed like he had vision.
He proposed. We talked about the future. The plan was simple: give him my savings to boost his business, get married, and he'd set up my shop properly.
Months passed. I got pregnant. Suddenly, he didn't want his 'wife' stressing herself with business while pregnant. He'd handle everything after the baby came.
But the marriage never happened. He started cheating. When I confronted him, it turned into domestic violence. Then I lost the pregnancy from the stress, my family came to pick me up and I never saw my money again.
I'm in a better place now, but sometimes I wonder what my life would look like if I'd kept that money and opened my shop instead."
“He needed a place to stay, I gave him my bed and slept on the floor” — Zainab, 25
It wasn’t even a proper relationship. More like a situationship that leaned heavily on vibes and struggle. He said he had a housing issue, as per good babe, I said he could stay with me for a while. I was in a one-room self-contain. Only one mattress. I gave it up for us, mostly him, because it was those student-size bed.
For three weeks, I cooked, cleaned, and even borrowed money from a friend to feed both of us. Not once did he offer to help.
The day he got a new place, he packed his things, thanked me, and said, "Your husband go too enjoy sha." I just nodded. I cried that night. Not because I lost him, but because I lost my dignity for someone who never valued it.
“My boyfriend used me to 'borrow sense'” — Tope, 28
During the crypto boom, my boyfriend was deep into it. He lost money in some scam token and begged me to help him with ₦300k. I didn’t even think twice. I took it from the business savings I had planned to use for stocking my salon.
He said the market would bounce back and he’d pay me. Market didn’t bounce. When I asked for my money, he told me, "You sef, why you go give me that kind money just like that?"
I was stunned. I realized I had been in a relationship with someone who would let me sink to save himself. I never saw that money again. I had to borrow to restock. I’m still paying off one of the loans. But I’ve paid in full for the lesson.
Love is sweet, but...
If you’re going to love deeply, please love wisely. Your heart deserves softness, and your wallet deserves peace.
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Omo, nah so love dey!?? 😂