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Mashudu Mambo
DAVISON Moyo (63) and Pfarelo Siphali (60) from Madawula Village, Beitbridge East in Matabeleland South province exchanged glances and marvelled as they narrated how they met in a bus on Independence Day in 1981.
The couple has been married for 43 years and they are blessed with four children and 12 grandchildren. Moyo said he grew up in the same village with his wife and he developed some interest in her at a later stage.
“My wife and l were both born and raised in Madawula Village and we grew up together. It was when I came back to the village on 18 April 1981 that I spotted her walking towards the bus carrying a bag.
“She had all the attributes that I wanted in a woman and it was on that day that I knew that she was the kind of woman that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with,” he said, smiling.
Moyo said he started dating his wife a few months after they met and they tied the knot in the same year.
“I asked her out and she took a few months to accept my proposal. We then started dating and on 28 December 1981, we got married. We managed to build a house in Harare where I was working and after my retirement, we moved to the rural areas,” he said.
He said that the secret to a long-lasting relationship is understanding and tolerance.
“The secret to our long-lasting relationship has been understanding and tolerance with love being the pillar. We have managed to achieve all the things that we have and raise our children well because of respecting each other’s decisions and ensuring that we work together towards achieving our goals,” he said.
Siphali said she has had a blissful marriage as she got married to the love of her life.
“I met the love of my life at a young age and he has been my only true love. It was different from relationships nowadays where women have several relationships and end up choosing one to settle with after having a number of relationships.
“Our marriage has been blissful and this is because of submission and mutual respect. Several marriages fail because there is no trust, in our generation, we would stay in the villages and be faithful to our husbands who were working in the city,” she said.
Siphali said the secret to a long-lasting relationship was submission on the part of a woman.
“I believe that the secret to a long-lasting relationship is submission and women must support and not override their husbands’ decisions.
“Several women fail in marriages and this is largely attributed to the desire of being the head of the household,” she said.
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