SINGLE IN THE CITY: Let’s take a look at our skipped rituals

>When I was younger I had a huge crush on Enrique Iglesias, I believed we were soul mates and we would end up together all because the song ‘Hero’ reflected my ideal virtues of being ‘in love.’

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Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Sep

SINGLE IN THE CITY: We go through different phases

>Have you ever wondered why men rarely marry the women they date for years?  You date a guy all the way through campus, see him through the roughest times of his life and stick with him when the world is against him then he suddenly dumps you only to marry a girl he just met 3 months ago?

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Sep

SINGLE IN THE CITY: Need to appreciate our own culture

It’s like you’ve lost your favourite jewellery. Sofa cushions are turned inside out; dusty corners of the room are massaged for the clue that will lead you to that glint of silver. Spotting the place where the ‘Afropolitan’ girl is comfortable, where the ‘Afropolitan’ male is content in our cities is times like finding that missing jewel.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Jan

SINGLE IN THE CITY: Settling for good enough

>Two days after a devastating breakup, I had lunch with the biological anthropologist Helen Fisher, the person who probably knows more about the science of romance and long-term love than anyone else on the planet. Our meeting wasn’t a ploy for tips on how to win him back but to discuss her latest study.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Nov

SINGLE IN THE CITY: What to expect from a bachelor

>Truth be told there is a very big difference between a mere bachelor and one who has taken quite a number of decades in the venture.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

01 Feb

SINGLE IN THE CITY: Coolest gifts for him

>Let us turn to our Bibles for a minute, shall we?James 1:17. I will read: “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father who made the heavenly lights; within Him there is no variation or shadow…”

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

16 May

SINGLE IN THE CITY: Dancing in the dark

>Musing with the sounds of slow precise percussions, a lazy voice croons belying the fact that it’s on the exact strata of chord and rhythm; yeah am listening to ‘Diana Krall. Have you ever caught doubt in between your fingers and squashed it like a mosquito?

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Oct

SINGLE IN THE CITY: You need to reclaim your inner peace

Before the city rubs its rough on you, before you balk at the mounting chores that ought to be done, rush out of the house to brace the traffic one more time. Listen to the rasp of your voice, the vulnerable of your eyes opening up to the view of a new day. With the hazy gaze that reveals the person who can enjoy the sultry of sleep, the cocoon of dreams.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

15 Feb

SINGLE IN THE CITY: Grooming affection

>I used to cling to the idea that a great partner – one with no flaws will come and sweep me off my feet, on first encounter. But that notion seems to be far-fetched and I learnt to push it under the rug lest it led me to a life of constant illusion.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

22 Feb

SINGLE IN THE CITY: Never love out of pity

>I used to wonder why anyone would want to stay in a relationship with someone they don’t really love, but rather, commiserate with.  This was long before I embarked on my own little journey on the same lane, a lane I would like to term  ‘doleful’.

 

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