A Kampala Couple Reveals How Their Marriage Was Saved From Total Collapse

When people look at a happy couple walking together in Kampala, they often admire the smiles but never imagine the storms those two might have survived. My name is Derrick, and my wife is Maria, and for a long time, our marriage looked perfect from the outside.

We lived in Ntinda, had stable jobs, and appeared like a couple that had everything under control. But deep inside our home, things were falling apart faster than we were able to fix them.

Our problems began quietly, like small cracks that you only notice when they become too big to ignore. At first, we argued about simple things—house chores, finances, how we disciplined the children, or why one of us came home late. But with time, those small issues grew into full-blown fights.

There were days we would go to bed without speaking to each other. I started spending more time away from home, while my wife began withdrawing emotionally. We became strangers living under the same roof.

The tension in the house became so strong that even our two children noticed. They would ask why mummy and daddy were always upset. That question alone used to break my heart.

I kept wondering where the man I used to be had gone and what happened to the peaceful marriage we had built for years. I tried suggesting counselling, but Maria was already exhausted. She believed the marriage was beyond saving. There was even a night she told me she was considering moving out with the children because she could not take the pressure anymore.

Everything reached a breaking point when we went a whole week without saying a single word to each other. Even the neighbours started noticing that something was wrong. During that time, I confided in a close friend called Ssemanda who had once gone through the same kind of crisis in his home. He.To read more, tap here