Mpho and I have been together for eight years and married for six. We met in my third year of varsity.I was twenty one and he was twenty two. We became friends as he and my best friend's boyfriend, who is currently her husband, are best friends. I wasn't looking for a relationship. He just happened. I had broken up with my childhood boyfriend of seven years.(Yes! I said seven years but that's a story for another day) back to Mpho and I ,we built everything From scratch, the company he works for my provident fund helped him start it up with his best friend KG. I used to work as an Account at Investec Bank, I graduated with cum laudes, so I was headhunted, the world was my oyster. I wanted to go to New York and work in Wall Street for a few years then settle down. Mpho had different plans. He proposed marriage and told me nothing will change,silly naive me fell for that.I turned down New York because what kind of wife leaves her husband for a year unattended,who's going to cook for him ,clean for him and take care of his needs they said.Like I was some live in maid. Mxm!! He asked me to quit my job when business was doing well. We wanted to start a family and we were not getting lucky. He convinced me that it's my job thats giving me stress and if I was more relaxed we would probably conceive.That however was also not the case,we have spent over 800k on medical bills trying insemination and tests but we have not been lucky. My mother, as a prayer warrior, has taken me to church for prayers. Nothing happened.Other than Mpho's family giving me names and his mother disrespecting me and degrading me in front of other family members. My husband had failed to protect me or reparmend them. Instead now he has also joined in on the abuse.

Skinny or chubby you are both beautiful there is no need to compare the two,just learn to appreciate the ones you love the most but don't compare them based on their body size , weight , structure , height , colour of skin , race , nationality , or anything else no they are all beautiful equally. 😍❤️😘🫶🏾

Prolugue: Meet Zamathiya Mbatha a 22 years old law student at Durban University of Technology (DUT) . She possesses a unique spiritual gift that guides her through life challenges,she struggles with mental issues, she embodies a beautiful blend of classy and ghetto. What happens when she meets Thandanani Gumede (35) the most feared man in Durban who is known for killing without thinking twice, owns taxis, clubs & property. Will he change her for the better or worse? Tune in!!!

Tune in as Zama and Thanda face a heartbreaking loss. They're tested by challenge after challenge- but will their love be strong enough to survive it all?

This is a sequel to "The Joys of Life II" If you are new, please check my wall for book one of "The Joys of Life" I hope you enjoy!😊

"The heart has its reasons which reason knows not of." - Blaise Pascal

Are you the one for me

"In the high-stakes world of corporate power plays, Owelanga, a brilliant and poised marketing director, finds herself at a crossroads. With a secret that could change everything: she's fallen for Sihawu, the company's enigmatic CFO. But when she bares her soul, she's met with crushing rejection. Will Owelanga let this devastating blow shatter her confidence, or will she rise from the ashes, more fierce and determined than ever? As she navigates the treacherous landscape of office politics, romance, and self-discovery, one thing is certain: the stakes have never been higher. Dive into a world where ambition meets vulnerability, and the line between success and heartbreak is blurred."

The rope of fate may tangle, but it never breaks. Sphiwosethonga Sangweni thought her forever ended with Bhekumuzi Zungu's death. But when fate drags her into a web of dreams, bloodlines, and forbidden truths, she learns her story was never about endings but awakenings. Because where Bhekumuzi's love once lived... Dumisani's soul has been waiting. And destiny isn't done with any of them yet. Destiny doesn't write love stories it writes sacrifices.

Where water once stopped, it will stop again.