02/11/2023
Today 9:00 Pm CAT in the Heart to Heart Talk with King Martine
TOPIC: VERY SAD!!
Mr Mato, this is the story of my life that broke my heart. I have been in a relationship with a lady of 19 years, and I'm 22 years old; the lady stays with her aunt in Kampala, but her parents are in South Sudan, and the father remains in Wau while I'm staying here in Juba. Our relationship lasted for a long time, and I asked the lady for us to get married. She accepted my decision, and we plan to marry in December. We reached the extent of giving names to the children we will produce in future. I introduced her to my family, and she even visited our home during New Year celebrations.
My parents accepted my decision, and the lady could even talk to them and my brothers on the telephone; we made promises to each other, swearing to live together for life. She even promised to be with me until her last breath; whether in bad or good times, she is ready to be with me. So when she tried to reveal to her mother that she was in a relationship and would get married in December this year, her mother was annoyed and became very angry. She reported this news to the lady's father, and when her father became aware of the plan, he travelled from Wau to Kampala to meet the lady physically. He confiscated her phone and told her that if she decided to get married now, she should forget that she had a father; the mother and the brother told her that she should forget their love for her even though the father said so. They wanted her to complete her education, but to complete her studies, she would need six more years; however, to me, these six years are too much.
When I heard this, my heart was broken. It was on Thursday last week that this incident occurred, making me send her voice notes on WhatsApp, and she replied that she was in trouble because the marriage we plan to do this year is not going to happen unless I'm able to wait for those six years. After all, she is not fulfilling her dreams, and if I'm not willing to wait for her, I should find someone who loves me more than her and go on with my life. She said I should not even send messages neither on Facebook or WhatsApp because her phone has been connected to that of her dad, and when I called her directly on WhatsApp, I had her speaking while crying. She told me that she had no option but to listen to what her parents told her because it is not good to go for marriage
without her parent's blessings. We are all heartbroken, and she even is not happy about the decision she took. We still love each other. I want the heart-to-heart talk members to help me with what both of us should do because I think that these six years are too much, and I can't wait.
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