Replying to @Duchess L Terry Part 8 - This was a mess from the start . . . #dating #relationships #storytime #breakup #series

Replying to @Duchess L Terry Part 8 - This was a mess from the start . . . #dating #relationships #storytime #breakup #seriesnTHE ZAMBIAN TRIP ACTUALLYnWORKS OUT AS A BLESSINGnBECAUSE Q AND InSTART ENJOYINGnTHE RELATIONSHIPnAND I BEGIN TOnFEEL LIKEnTHIS COULDnACTUALLY WORK.nHOWEVER, THEREnWERE STILLnSOME RED FLAGS THATnWERE POPPING UP HEREnAND THERE.nTHIS ASnA RED FLAG,nTHAT'S FINE, BUT TO ME,nTHIS WAS A REDnFLAG. AND IT'S THIS.nHIS SISTER,nHIS ELDER SISTER,nCOMES TO ME AND SAYSnTO ME,nIF YOU REALLY WANTnTHIS RELATIONSHIPnTO WORK,nYOU HAVE TO DOnEXACTLY WHATnI TELL YOU.nYOU HAVE TO FOLLOWnMY INSTRUCTIONS DOWN TOnA T.nAND I'M LIKE, GIRL,nIN MY HEAD, ANYWAY,nI WAS LIKE, YOU'REnNOT GOD.nYOU AREnNOT GOD.nIF THISnRELATIONSHIP IS ORDAINEDnBY GOD,nIT WILL SUCCEED WHETHERnI DO WHATnYOU WANT OR NOT.nIF IT'S BOUND TOnFAIL, IT WILL FAILnWHETHER I DO WHATnYOU WANT OR NOT.nEVERY SINGLEnTIME WE HANGnTHAT'S CUTE.nAND Q'S SISTERSnWOULD ALWAYS TAKEnUPON THEMSELVES TO SHOWnME HOW TO LOOK AFTERnA MAN.nONE OF THESE TIMESnWAS WHEN Q HADnTRAVELLED FROMnANOTHER TOWNnTO LUSAKA,nWHERE HIS SISTERS WERE,nWITH ONEnOF HIS SISTERS,nAND I WAS ALSOnSPEND SPENDINGnTHE WEEKEND.nNOW, WHENnHE HAD TRAVELLED,nHE'D ONLYnTRAVELLED WITHnONE PAIRnOF SOCKS.nSO HE GETS HOMEnSISTER THATnHE DOESN'TnHAVE ANOTHERnPAIR OF SOCKSnTO WEAR TO HISnINTERVIEW THE NEXT DAY.nDO YOU KNOW WHAT HISnSISTER DID?nONCE Q SAT DOWN,nHIS SISTERnKNEELS BY HIMnAND STARTS TAKING HISnSOCKS OFF HIS FEET.nSHE THENnSAYS TO ME,nSO I FOLLOW HER,nBECAUSE I HAVE TOnBE RESPECTFUL,nOKAY? ATnTHIS POINT,nTHAT ALREADYnSTARTED CALLING MEnOUR WIFE.nIF YOU'RE ZAMBIAN OR AFRICAN,nMEANS. SO AS AnGOOD WIFE,nI FOLLOWnHER, ANDnWE HEADnTO THE BATHROOM,nAND BYnTHE BATHROOMnSINK, SHEnSTARTS HAND WASHINGnTHOSE SOCKS.nAND SHE TURNS TO MEnYOU WILLnHAVE TO DOnTHIS CONSTANTLY,nBECAUSE MENnSOMETIMES CANnBE CARELESSnWITH THEIR PACKING.nBUT IT'S UP TOnYOU, AS A WIFE,nTO LOOK AFTER YOUR HUSBAND.nSO I'M SHOWING YOUnDOING. NOW,nYOUR MAN,nGOOD ON YOU, BUTnI WASN'T ABOUT TO BABYnTHAT MAN.nSO EVEN THOUGH SHE'SnSHOWING ME THESE THINGS,nI'M LIKE, YEAH.nTAKING THEM IN ANDnFILING THEMnUNDER MY BED.nOKAY? WHEREnTHEY BELONG.nCAUSE LIKEnI SAID,nI WASN'T GOING TO BABYnTHAT MAN.nAND BOY, DID THEY BABYnTHAT MAN.nHMM.nAFRICANS, WE NEED TOnDO BETTER.nWOMEN, WE NEED TOnSHOULDN'T BE ENABLERS.nNAH.nMmm. Mmm.nI REFUSE. AND TOnTELL YOU THE EXTENTnOF HOW THEY BABIEDnTHIS MAN,nTHE MANnNEVER LIFTEDnA SPOON.nWHEN HISnSISTERS ORnHIS MUMnWERE AROUND,nTHE SINKnTO WASH UP.nHE NEVER COOKED. ANDnLIKE, IFnYOU'RE IN AFRICAnAND, UM,nYOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOTnHOUSEKEEPERS ANDnPEOPLE HELPING AROUNDnTHE HOUSE,nFAIR ENOUGH.nOKAY.nBUT I LIVE IN ENGLAND,nAND MY INCOME DOESN'TnALLOW ME TO HAVEnA HOUSEKEEPER.nSO YOU BETTER STARTnLEARNING HOW TO WASHnTHEM DISHES.nI AIN'TnA HOUSEKEEPER.