Shade’s Husband Got Lost

Shade’s Husband Got Lost

By Dipo Segun Smith

5 Feb. 2026 

Shade used to smile every morning, believing her marriage was a safe place. But her husband, Tunde, slowly “got lost.” Not lost on the road, but lost in choices. Friends warned him when they saw him moving from one secret relationship to another. Shade pleaded, prayed, and hoped he would change.

At first, Tunde thought it was nothing—“just fun,” he said. But the peace in his home disappeared. Conversations became arguments, laughter turned to silence, and respect faded. One evening, after another painful discovery, Shade quietly said, “I didn’t lose my husband; you walked away from us.”

Those words stayed with Tunde. He finally realized that unfaithfulness does not only break trust; it breaks families, dreams, and futures. A man may think he is enjoying freedom, but when he loses the love, respect, and unity of his home, he has truly lost his way.

Marriage survives on loyalty, not excuses.