SINGLE IN THE CITY: My warrior with shining ‘mkuki’

>I hear the rains have enraptured our city; I am guessing plenty of cuddling is ensuing. What with temperatures cooling and body warmth preferred. You see I’m out visiting my soul sister Shukria in Kenya; she’s a journalist like me.

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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.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Jan

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.’

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Apr

SINGLE IN THE CITY: The common mistakes

>When it comes to dating; we have all done some really stupid mistakes. But don’t you worry about it, each one of us makes these stupid mistakes; we have all been there.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

03 May

SINGLE IN THE CITY: Is being ‘second wife’ unnerving?

>Life doesn’t always pan out the way we hope it would. From our career goals, up to the more personal relationship issues, everything seems to head downhill. I’ve always been a compassionate woman, I’m known to many as the kindest lady one can be, for this, I find myself vulnerable and a little naive.

 

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.

 

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.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Jul

SINGLE IN THE CITY: We need to raise our emotional IQ

>The ‘gunia’ table tops to my left are covered with tomatoes and mangoes, an assortment of watermelons and carrots with green peppers line the right side of the ‘genge’. I’ve come by to get some fruit. It’s around 7pm in this dimly lit stall and the owner is speaking to his male buddy as I pick a mango.

 

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…”

 

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