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Millennials reinventing dating

Gone are the days when our elder brothers and sisters, our mothers and fathers were excited to meet each other at a pre-agreed time, set over date the night before. I vividly recall my brother wife telling me that being punctual for a date was what my brother expected because a late or missed appointment could have meant a possible mishap on the road or worse, she had simply been stood up. These days, the millennials tend to negotiate and re-negotiate the time they turn up for a date, making the wait frustrating and unbearable for many would be lovers. The quest for true love has spurred Millennial generation to do anything they can to find their soul mate.When that journey seems to have led nowhere, some love seekers are seeking out a third person in this case matchmakers in the hopes of immediately finding Mr. or Ms. right.Single people nowadays need not worry too much because matchmaking services can be found in a click, thanks to technology and the Internet. Desperate singles ar

Is polygamy an excuse to commit sexual injustice?

You may assume that Contador Harrison’s has no moral authority to comment on marriage by the fact that he’s still a bachelor.However, he’s one those who detest polygamy. But whether we like it or not, polygamy is a reality that human beings have to live with.To dinosaurs of our societies, it is only suited to the classical antiquity and to others Italian Renaissance. Studies across the World have shown that polygamous marriages leave trails of destruction in the form of neglected women, men and children.To moralists, the picture of polygamous marriage is that of a prosperous bloke but  the fact is that many men in both lower and middle economic groups marry second wives or keep girlfriends so that they will contribute to the economic maintenance of their polygamous families. In a 2010 Australian men survey, more than half of respondents said they resorted to physical abuse when their wives disobeyed them. Instead of being part of the solution, it is part of the problem. In Africa ca