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Dear GhanaWeb,
My wife wants our house help out of the house. She actually doesn’t know I am responsible, but she thinks a pregnant house help may not be able to perform her duties well. We hired her when my wife was six months pregnant because we realized that from that moment till after she delivers, she will not be able to go about her daily activities properly.
My wife gave birth six months ago, and the house help has been living with us for over nine months.
I started having an affair with her a month after my wife delivered, and it continued till my wife noticed she was pregnant a week ago.
As a matter of fact, even the girl didn’t know she was pregnant and so did I. It felt weird when my wife said she looks pregnant and insisted she checks it and yes, she is exactly seven weeks pregnant.
The thing is, my wife doesn’t suspect me yet, because the girl is allowed to go home on Saturday evenings and return early on Mondays.
She thinks her boyfriend might be responsible and I think so too but, I am 75% certain it’s mine because she came in as a virgin and I broke her.
She is actually very young, twenty-three years. After pleading with her for hours, she agreed to tell my wife her boyfriend is responsible but unfortunately, my wife phoned her parents and they are very angry and disappointed in their daughter.
Now the girl is scared to go home and my wife wants her to leave. I want her to stay so I can save her from all these stress. She is young and innocent; she can’t handle any of these.
She has been asked to bring her boyfriend, but she can’t because she hasn’t even started dating the guy properly. According to her, they started dating not long ago, and she doesn’t even know where the guy lives.
I was thinking of hiring any random guy from town who’d come with her to own up, and then I could convince my wife so she stays with us till she delivers, then maybe I could later confess to my wife, but I just don’t know how to handle the whole thing.
My marriage is barely two years old. We welcomed our first baby six months ago, and I don’t want to ruin the joy in the family at the moment.
My wife is a very difficult woman, trust me! I don’t really know how to handle this situation, but I don’t want the young girl struggling as well. She deserves better.
I don’t want my inability to control myself to be the reason she will end up in an unfavourable situation.
I’ve been thinking of getting her an apartment but I’ve invested my money in a business that has not yielded yet. I really need help on how to go about this.
I’m losing my mind, I feel so guilty. What should I do now?
FG/EB