Some men are paying school fees for a child whose real father shall pop up on graduation day!
A DNA swab costs less than one month of school fees. Silence costs 18+ years.
@Kabugo_ Actually the bitter truth is we need DNA tests. Allow her to speak to you in a derogatory way about the children after you've confirmed they're yours. Men should normalize being traumatized for their own children and not being step fathers. Silence costs 25 years actually
@Kabugo_ There's a way you're hitting the "I can't leave Kampala" group so hard. Actually most people are retiring in staff quarters and even their grown children don't want to start life because they know there's a "rent free house* in staff quarters in a public institution
@Sudhirntv@PoliceUg Eee. Are these guys really trained to handle people? Do they ever attend anger management classes? Is there any emotional maturity in them? Why are they always given guns?
@Cathynammy@rkalyes1@BalaamBarugahar How do they fail to know the real father? What does that exactly mean? Are you saying they're having multiple partners?
π Bro, I once wanted to marry a Teso girl, but when it came to the introduction, her family asked for 10 cows, 6 goats, malwa, and several other gifts.
We negotiated for hours. Eventually, they reduced it to 8 cows, 4 goats, and the other requirements. Even then, I felt it was still far beyond what I could reasonably afford, but we accepted just to avoid endless arguments.
As we left, my colleague and I sat in the car and reflected on the whole experience. I kept asking myself whether marriage was becoming a partnership or a business transaction.
I reflected on how I was going to take full responsibility for building a home, providing food, healthcare, clothing, and every other need. Yet the bride price negotiations made it feel as though I was expected to buy a wife rather than marry a life partner.
When I got home, I called the family and politely told them I could no longer proceed because of personal challenges.
Later, I explained the truth to the lady. She even offered to contribute some money to help me meet her parents' demands, but I declined. I believed that if she wanted to support me financially, it should be towards building our future together not paying the bride price demanded by her own family.
She suggested that we simply live together without her parents' consent, but I refused. I wanted our marriage to have the blessing and recognition of both families.
Sadly, that's how a beautiful relationship came to an end.
To this day, I still believe bride price is so necessary should symbolize appreciation and respect not become a price tag that keeps two people apart.
@toothcanlost@SpireJim All along I thought you were making sense but then am realising you're here to belittle @SpireJim unfortunately he also has a culture he subscribes to and the last time I saw he posted a letter received from Mengo. So nkutadde
@toothcanlost@SpireJim Let's put aside the culture and we speak from the economy side of it? At this rate can you ask a 30year old to give 10M as dowry and then run a home? When you say he's not paying it alone, who else are you pointing at to carry the cross? Will the marriage run on dowry? Reality!!
@toothcanlost@SpireJim Culture is a very good thing to discuss and we really love preserving culture. However change is inevitable so as you ask for dowry, put into consideration the economic times, the age of someone you're asking 10 cows. Let them go and start a life at least and help in journey
@rwenzori_ Why are you relating to the ex boyfriend? What was her income while with the guy? What was her level of exposure? How well would she access basics and when I say basics it's not just food, shelter and clothes