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  Author: Refioe Billy Mooi Editor: Thandi Mooi A Kiss that Cured the Past Infidelity has become a pleasant norm to a lot of people, and it's honestly disheartening to gaze upon that reality. Frank McCarthy met Cynthia in college, and the two grew fond of each other thereafter. Cynthia was a very delightful lady, though she had flaws of her own. Moreover, she was studying to become a high school teacher, while Frank was studying to become a psychologist.  They seemed to be truly in love, I daresay. Two years after their graduation, they got married and both their families wilfully approved of their companionship since they were adamant that the two were suitable for each other, but Cynthia’s family was oddly eager. Frank McCarthy was a man of his word but he wasn't always like that, for he was initially a disloyal person when it came to dating. However, he immediately disowned that habit after one incident that  severely broke him.  He was always unwilling to talk ab...

  Author: Refioe Billy Mooi Editor: Thandi Mooi             Deeds of a Careless Husband What qualifies a man to be regarded as a good husband? One might say: Love, compassion and the desire to go above and beyond for his wife, let alone the kids. Dyson McCoy was all those things upon getting married to his beautiful wife Lydia and I dare-say that he certainly loved her with all his might.  What went wrong? Things began to rain on their parade when Dyson voluntarily gave in to making poor decisions and without communicating with his wife. He was a passionate non-fiction novelist, yet that very passion of his eventually caused him to disown his duties as a husband. Dyson McCoy had tried countless times to have his work published, yet a cloud of failure kept itself suspended upon him. The McCoys were not rich but they led a very decent life, Dyson worked as a carpenter and he was very good at his work. The amount of money he earned monthly was enough...