ADVERTISEMENT

Readers say Juliana should not run away from her home

36% of Pulse Nigeria Poll voters say Juliana should go back home and resolve any issues she has with her husband.

This is one very worried woman (Illustration)

Today Taye is pregnant for Juliana's husband and this is causing serious friction in the home as David has insisted on taking Taye as his second wife.

Read her story here:

"My name is Juliana, a 32-year-old married woman with three lovely children. I have been married for nine years now but the marriage is on the verge of collapse following what my husband, David, did.

David has hurt me and the very foundation of our marriage so bad I am not sure anything would ever make me trust him again over what he did to us.

ADVERTISEMENT

You can't imagine that David has impregnated a friend whom I accommodated when she was transferred to Lagos and there was nowhere for her to stay and I was kind enough to allow her into my home pending when she could her own place.

Many people have been blaming me for allowing Taye stay with us but how would I have known that she would be the one to destroy the joy in my home few months after coming in.

Taye and I were friends back in school though we were not very close, though we kept in touch after leaving school and moved on to other things.

She got a job with the Federal Government and was first posted to Abuja where she lived for over six years before she was transferred to Lagos last year.

Taye called me that she had been transferred to Lagos and that she does not have anywhere to stay and if I would be kind enough to allow her to stay with us till she could get herself sorted out.

ADVERTISEMENT

I told her to give me time to talk to my husband and seek his permission. When I got home and asked David if she could come and stay with us, he was at first indifferent but later said she could come but could not stay beyond three months which is enough for her to get an accommodation.

After three months of Taye staying with us, I thought David would start asking when she would leave but when he did not say anything, I carefully broached the subject but he waved me aside, saying he does not have a problem with her extended stay.

He said since she did not give us any problem, he did not anything wrong in her taking her time till she could get a befitting place. He also reasoned that she was good with the kids and that they love her.

Little did I know that he was doing that for his own good because barely a month later, Taye started showing symptoms of pregnancy and as a woman and a mother myself, it did not take me long to know the signs.

I told her point blank that she was pregnant but initially, Taye lied to me and insisted that she was not pregnant but when the signs became glaring, she opened up that she was really pregnant.

ADVERTISEMENT

I told her that the man who got her pregnant should be able to get her an accommodation as my husband would not take kindly to her being pregnant in our house.

But Taye just kept quiet and refused to say who got her pregnant and when I told David that night, he told me that she is a mature woman and could take care of herself.

But two days later, he woke me up in the middle of the night to inform me that he was actually the one who got Taye pregnant. I was sure I had not heard him right but he repeated himself, saying he was the father of her child and he intends for her to have the baby.

When I confronted Taye later that day, she confessed that she had been sleeping with my husband since she came and that she was in love with him.

I packed out of the house in anger that very day with my children and for the past one month now, David has not bothered to come to my sister's place to see us though he keeps sending money for the children's upkeep.

ADVERTISEMENT

My sister and some of my friends say I should go and fight for my marriage but I am sure if I will do that after what they did to me.

What should I do?

Juliana."

The teaser for the day was:

ADVERTISEMENT

How Nigeria voted:

She should divorce David immediately - 20%

She should go back home after all she allowed Taye into her house - 36%

She should be patient till Taye puts to bed, then insist on sending her away - 24%

She should just accept the situation as it is - 20%

ADVERTISEMENT

How would you vote on this issue?

JOIN OUR PULSE COMMUNITY!

Unblock notifications in browser settings.
ADVERTISEMENT

Eyewitness? Submit your stories now via social or:

Email: eyewitness@pulse.ng

Recommended articles

You should avoid boat rides for these 5 reasons

You should avoid boat rides for these 5 reasons

How to save a life by doing CPR during an emergency

How to save a life by doing CPR during an emergency

Avoid these 3 common mistakes when cooking fried rice

Avoid these 3 common mistakes when cooking fried rice

Okin biscuits and 9 other snacks millennials loved as children

Okin biscuits and 9 other snacks millennials loved as children

3 reasons most airplanes are painted white

3 reasons most airplanes are painted white

How 1 woman became first lady of 2 different countries — she married 2 presidents

How 1 woman became first lady of 2 different countries — she married 2 presidents

How parents, teachers can recognise when a child is being bullied

How parents, teachers can recognise when a child is being bullied

It's illegal to publicly celebrate your birthday in this country

It's illegal to publicly celebrate your birthday in this country

Here are Dagrin's 10 best rap verses on the 14th anniversary of his death

Here are Dagrin's 10 best rap verses on the 14th anniversary of his death

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT