Sundaymail Editor
PROPOSING love to a girl is a mission some people struggle with.
No matter how educated or presentable one is, the prospect of being rejected makes them develop goosebumps.
They would rather have someone do it on their behalf and only show up when the deal is done.
When going to meet girls, guys often do a lot of funny things.
Some rush to take a bath, brush their teeth and put on new clothes.
Others would even borrow cars or brandish cash to lure their target.
People with beautiful daughters or sisters often find themselves being plied with beer and roasted meat by individuals who would be carefully crafting their reputation and good names.Called “kutsvetsva”, “kumanga”, “kusofta” or “kukombisa”, among a host of other names, proposing love to a member of the opposite sex is no stroll in the park.
During my teenage years, I was famed for boldness and enviable ability to pen enchanting letters that could melt hearts.
It was, therefore, unsurprising that many people came for my services. I actually made money writing love letters and proposing love to girls on behalf of other people.
“I really love that girl, but I just cannot tell her. What if she spurns the overtures,” you often hear boys saying among themselves.
What made it worse is that girls would ridicule anyone they felt did not bear the qualities they will be looking for. Those who are coarse often returned love letters back to the sender or told anybody who cared to listen that they were being bothered by unwanted suitors.
I guess courting is the same art politicians should master in an election season. They literally fall over each other to get voters’ attention.
As I pen this piece, campaign posters are being pasted on walls and tree trunks, as well as in alleys and even public toilets.
Messages of hope and a better future are being sent across all media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram — everywhere.
Like boys courting girls, political parties are obsequiously performing many unsolicited acts of caring to get votes.
It is a silly season, where superior wit and numbers carry the day.
As we prepare for the harmonised elections, we must appreciate that we are family and need each other to survive.
In all we do, let us observe peace and shun violence.
Inotambika mughetto.
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