Life coach and Pastor, Oheneba Kofi Agyei, has advised that in every new relationship, it is very important that couples are open with each other to some extent about their past.
Although a lot of people do not agree with this, the pastor explained in an interview with Adwen the Love Doctor on eTV Ghana’s ‘In Bed with Adwen’ adult show, the logic behind this opinion.
He said, “It is important to tell your partner about your past because it gives them a fair idea of whom they are about to go on this life journey with. Having an idea of the partner they are dealing with helps them to prepare themselves well to mitigate unforeseen circumstances in the relationship or marriage.
With anything that you’ve done before, there’s always an iota of it left in you and the experience shapes you. It becomes a part of you so even if you change, the probability of that trait resurfacing is high. If your partner knows about that, then he or she will know how to handle it whenever you portray that side of you”.
According to Oheneba Kofi, this also helps both parties to decide from the start whether or not they want to go through with the relationship so that they don’t have to waste each other’s time and break up in the end.
The pastor noted that just like too much of everything is bad, it is only good to some extent to tell your partner about your past experiences.
By: Maureen Dedei Quaye