Some days back I wrote about breaking up long relationship. A typical example, happened in my compound where I live yesterday. It was really sad to watch the couple split up.

Sandra and Humphrey have been dating for 6 six years now, they haven't decided to tie the knots yet, but the have a beautiful one year old daughter together.

No day passes, without us in the compound hearing their loud voices whenever they have an argument which always results to fighting. They always scream at each other and say hurtful words to each other. It has been like that for the past six years.

Yesterday, they finally decided to split up. When I got home after work, I saw Sandra's Load outside their house, and I could hear Humphrey shouting on top of his voice, also there was a Cab waiting outside to pick up Sandra’s things.

Before I knew it, Sandra and Humphrey were fighting. We the neighbors ran to their house to separate them and they began to tell us the reason of their fight. Sandra wanted to pick up the Generator they have in their house, but Humphrey refused, saying that the Gen is his. But Sandra insisted on taking it because according to her, she gave Humphrey the money to but it. And not just that, Sandra wanted to take her dressing mirror from the house as well, but Humphrey refused. saying he bought it with his money, so she is going no where with it. We the neighbors were confused, we then advice Sandra to take only the dressing mirror and forget about the Gen set. After much talking they bought agree to our suggestion.

Lastly, when she was about to leave the house after moving all her things, she picked up her child to go with her, but to our great amazement, Humphrey ran straight to where she was and wanted to collect their child from her, telling her that she can't go with the child. At this stage, we the neighbors couldn't settle this because from all indication they both wanted the child, so all we could do, was to advice them to seek a legal adviser. But the worst part of the story is; both of them are not fit to take care of the child, the guy doesn't have a job, also the girl, she is still in the university. So now, what will happen to poor child, the child started crying when she saw both father and mother dragging her. She doesn't have a clue of what is going on around her..............

Finally, Sandra left with the child. But Humphrey threatened to get the child back through the help of a legal adviser.

Readers this is the end of a six years relationship. Such a bitter end, and who suffers the consequences? The innocent child.

So this is my advice to readers out there, you don't need to date some one for several years without commitment, this is a New Year, if you are in a relationship that is heading to no where, better take your stand and leave before it becomes too late, please don't bring a child into the world, who will not grow up in a home of love with both his parents.
A child need to grow up in a home of love, peace, unity and harmony not in a home of strife, jealousy, fighting, quarrelling, e.t.c.