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Cheater? Who? Me? I have been coerced to do what I am doing. Some would say "I have been pushed to do what I am doing". Others will blame circumstances or others for cheating, but cheating is without doubt one of the biggest factors in the destruction of marriages.
Whilst spending my Heritage Day working in my garden, I also had time to reflect on the marriage institution from a heritage point of view. It became apparent to me that marriage is a great heritage that we must all cherish as much as we cherish our culture and the beauty of being Africans.
Pastors and churches must insist on premarital counseling before they marry couples. This will go a long way to curb one of the identified factors with regard to the divorce rate, which is on the rise in our country.
The stigma associated with divorce has become almost non-existent in our society and, as a result, we have seen quite a substantial number of marriages ending up in divorce.
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