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Relationship is expensive: Don't yield cheaply towards anyone

Dear Coach, I have been married for the past 14 years to one wonderful wife who gave me three beautiful children, a boy and two girls. I love my wife so much and I know that I can be naughty and entertain other women I either work or socialize with.

About a week ago, when I arrived from the festivities on a certain weekend, she woke up and started crying. When I asked her what the matter was, she bluntly said that she knows every promiscuous act I have ever indulged in.

As flabbergasted as I was, alcohol simply vanished from my system instantly. I was sweating pumps and rains. When I made my own investigations on how she found out because I know very well that I play my cards very close to my chest, it came to my attention that my best friend is the one feeding my wife with such clutter.

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Depression is real; let's take care of our mental health

It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...

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