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Topic: Relationships

Can slow-burn romance build stronger relationships?

By Anjellah Owino   2026-05-30 10:13:11

In a generation driven by instant gratification, modern dating has become faster, with emotional connection often expected long before it has time to develop

Can slow-burn romance lead to meaningful relationships?

By Anjellah Owino   2026-05-30 00:27:27

More young people are embracing slow-burn relationships, valuing emotional connection, trust and compatibility over fast-paced modern dating.

Delicate dance: What reciprocity really looks like in relationships

By Anjellah Owino   2026-05-16 08:18:12

Although attraction develops in different ways for men and women, a long-term emotional connection is built on consistency, warmth and mutual effort

Why simple questions turn into arguments in relationships

By Esther Muchene   2026-05-06 12:43:54

Your spouse asks, “Are we having ugali again?” but it feels like criticism; this is emotional overload, where every interaction is negatively filtered

Rising femicide in Kenya: Dark side of online dating and digital relationships

By Manuel Ntoyai   2026-05-01 11:31:58

KDHS 2022 shows sexual violence rises with age: 7% of women aged 15–19 report it, increasing to 18% among those aged 40–49, highlighting growing risk across age groups and relationships.

Quit relationships at the first sign of violence, dear women

By Faith Wekesa   2026-04-21 20:10:00

Hope is sometimes dangerous. The kind of hope that asks women to endure, to overlook, to ignore counsel, to try again for the promise of what could be.