I work as a lecturer in a private university, and my wife also works there. That university is where we met, fell in love, and eventually got married. To make things even more interesting, we both work in the same department. Over time, my wife started pressuring me to begin collecting money from students in exchange for grades. I refused, clearly. I told her that was not who I was and that I was not ready to ruin my conscience or my career. I thought that was the end of the matter. I was wrong. Without my consent, she went behind my back and started collecting the money on my behalf. When we got home, she would casually bring out a sheet of paper with matric numbers written on it, alongside the grades they had paid for. At that stage, she was collecting money for C’s and B’s. Since she had already taken their money, I felt trapped. I had no choice but to comply. During exams, some students would boldly submit empty scripts because, in their minds, everything had already been settled with my wife. Things escalated when my wife approached me again and said we should start giving students who paid her an A as well. That was when I completely lost my temper. I asked her where exactly her limit was. To me, giving an A to someone who did absolutely nothing was a slap in the face of students who worked hard and earned their grades honestly. She kept insisting that it meant more money, but I refused. In fact, I used that moment to shut everything down. I stopped all forms of bribery, whether for C, B, or anything else. It got so serious that I had to threaten her with divorce before she finally agreed to stop. Now, with the current economy and hardship staring all of us in the face, I sometimes look back and wonder, did I truly do the right thing? Or should I have listened to my wife? I honestly want to hear your thoughts.