Dear Counselor, I have a friend and that friend has a lover. And that lover has a wife but the guy promised to marry her after studies. The girl too loves the guy so much but she knows that the man has a wife and he is a Muslim. Can she continue with him?

This kind of relationship is unhealthy. If the two lovers are sexually involved, then it is exploitation. The man and girl completely have different life styles, aspirations and ambitions. Besides, there are also those cultural differences that may hamper their success. The girl needs to understand that there are risks involved in this kind of relationship including HIV/AIDS, Acid cases and all forms of hostility from the man’s wife that may even be life threatening. Besides; how prepared is she to be 2nd wife? She still has all life ahead and better things lie ahead. The decision still remains hers!