Weddings and Woes
The story explores themes of family, cultural expectations, and personal growth through the relationship between a mother and her daughter. Set in contemporary Zimbabwe, my story explores Amai's struggle to find her daughter, Fungai, a husband and her resolution, despite being a Catholic, to seek the guidance of a spiritual pastor.
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Nozipho Fadzai Wabatagore
3/8/20251 min read
That summer, the topic of marriage surfaced once again. I was thirty-four years old, already considered “off the market” by Harare’s unwritten marital guidelines. Amai instinctively began making plans for my bride price and wedding. She had decided that an Imba Matombo wedding would be both classy and affordable—exactly what one would expect from a venue in Harare’s upscale northern suburbs. The only thing she seemed to have overlooked, or perhaps was willing to leave to chance, was finding me a husband...