If you are in your 30’s your parents must have already started asking, ‘Utaleta mtu lini?’
Most African parents would never go straight to the point, most beat around the bush by using the excuse of time is passing and you are getting old.
Not everybody wants to get married or have kids. Below are indirect ways to tell your parents that you don’t plan to get married:
Give examples of people who are single and famous
Truth be told marriage is not for everyone. If your parents keep pushing you, give them examples of single people in society who are still thriving.
Show them why getting married isn’t the only measure of success.
Don’t take male friends home
It reaches a stage where African parents become ‘desperate’ and every guy you bring home looks like the ‘one.’
To stop that notion, make sure you don’t bring your male friends to your parent’s home. That way your parents will be confused as to whether you are dating or not.
Sit them down and tell them point-blank
If all else fails, just sit your parents down and tell them you are not interested in marriage or getting kids.
Kids may be all sweet but they are not cheap to maintain. And let no one lie that mtoto anakuja na sahani yake.
Sometimes the plate is empty and you have to be the one to fill it.
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