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Marriage might not be the vibe, but it keeps vibrating

Marriage might not be the vibe, but it keeps vibrating (Photo: iStock)

This week, I bumped into very deep revelations online. The ideas made me remember Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Danger of a Single Story. The narrative that marriages don't work or are outdated is growing in popularity even in Kenya. The younger generation seems afraid of marriage and is putting up unrealistic expectations. There is also the growing trend of enjoying everything a marriage can offer without the process of a legal union.

Has marriage exhausted its usefulness?

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