Latest relationships stories from across Kenya.
It was a big day for me. I was starting a new job at a bigger firm that I had wanted to work at since I graduated. That was five years ago. I fussed over every little detail. Did I look great? Would I make a great first impression with my…
I had been dating John for two years. The relationship wasn’t without typical ups and downs, but it was a good relationship. I considered him a friend and a lover. I could see a future with him, too. Then I became an investigator in my…
It’s the current world, and almost every young person’s routine includes some time allocated to scrolling through social media. By standard measures, Vicky, my girlfriend, was doing the normal thing. When I met her, her relationship with…
Imagine being in the dating scene and all the horrors you’ve heard of. You are a hopeless romantic, and you truly believe in love. At this point, you think you must be crazy to still believe in finding true love after the kind of people…
Paul had made comments about it during my pregnancy, but I missed the seriousness in his tone. “I would prefer if you would have a C-section,” he’d told me. It was my first pregnancy, and everything I knew about childbirth was through…
“Talk to you on Monday,” said my boyfriend on Thursday morning. He was going for a retreat. This wasn’t the first time that he’d done this. He periodically went for retreats to reconnect with himself. Sometimes he’d go to a cabin in the…
If she were to pick a theme song for Lillian and Sam’s relationship, “The Heart Is Not So Smart” feels like it was written for them. Sam was a heartbreak in disguise, and Lillian knew it, but her heart wanted him. It had wanted him since…
“This is my karma,” I say to myself on a Sunday afternoon. I’ve just been stood up by my fourth love interest this year, and we’re barely past the halfway mark. At least I think he has done it willy-nilly. This date had been in the works…
Charles swept me off my feet. He was charming, kind, loving, respectful and everything I was looking for in a man. We had to be together, but we worked in different towns. We travelled back and forth for months, and then Charles asked me…
Jimmy had been in Canada for a couple of years. The quest for a better life had driven him there, but although he was doing well financially, he hadn’t been lucky in love. It had always been his desire to marry a fellow Kenyan. He met a…
It’s 7 o’clock in the evening. You’re out buying ingredients to make dinner. Your estimated due date (EDD) is a week away, so you assume it’s Braxton Hicks. Two hours later, you discover it wasn’t false contractions. You call your baby’s…
‘Save The Date’ invitations were yet to be sent out. Sally’s family was beginning to worry, and by family, she meant her mother. “You know we have to invite even the Mutuas and the chairman of the church. They really helped us with your…
We often assume that principles like fairness, human rights, and economic progress are self-evident values that everyone can agree on. If you firmly believe in them, it’s always surprising when you find people in your close circle with…
When you meet someone who has almost everything you’re looking for, you waste no time. Dan and Elsie could see themselves spending the rest of their lives together. They were both calm and collected individuals and felt compatible in so…
When I woke up that Friday morning, I thought I had broken up with the greatest love of my life. Everything tasted bland, even the coffee that I loved so dearly. My decision later in the day to go out with my girlfriends was purely because…
Love will find you minding your own business and turn your life upside down. I think of the person I was before I met Shiverenje (Shiv) like someone I know from the past. She was chirpy, adventurous and excited about life. That must have…
It had been a while since we had met up. We were a group of friends from our university days. Sam, Martin, Ken, Lydia and I had become friends in our first year of university. We’d seen each other through many phases of life, and our…
Opening up to your loved ones can be a gamble. In the ideal case, your vulnerability creates intimacy. They understand you better and do everything to consider your feelings. However, that’s not always the case. Many times, people use such…
She was straight out of campus when she met Bill. Wanja didn’t come from wealth, and neither did Bill. Education and hard work were their tools out of poverty. They’d been lucky to attend good public schools on merit, and they were among…
The first year of Alice and Robert’s marriage wasn’t what they had imagined. Robert’s mother fell ill. The caregiving responsibility fell on them, or rather on Alice. Robert was the only son, and it was expected that Alice would take care…
Kenny adored his mother. She was introverted, hardworking and a homemaker. Kenny had decided he would only date women with a similar demeanour. It felt like a safe bet. Ironically, Kenny’s female friends were the exact opposite, but he…
Some say that dating is much easier when your friends or loved ones play matchmaker, but they forget this only works if you can trust the matchmaker’s assessment. If you’ve tried advising someone who is in love, you can understand the…
Isn’t it funny how relationships change us? You meet someone when you have your way of doing things; you dress in certain things, have your food and music preferences, and your whole life is set in a certain way. Then, apparently, they…
You didn’t intend on falling in love with the person you were cheating with—it just happened, as love often does. There are, of course, those who don’t need a justification to cheat, but for many, it starts with small boundary pushes that…
