South African Man Was So Confident of His Partner Saying Yes He Did Not Even Propose

South African Man Was So Confident of His Partner Saying Yes He Did Not Even Propose

  • A South African man recently took to Twitter to share his unconventional approach to proposing marriage
  • According to Khaliphani, his wife was aware of his uncles' visit and agreed to the union. The man had to pay damages as per custom after his wife miscarried
  • He stated that he didn't feel the need to make a romantic gesture as he knew his partner's feelings towards him

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Imagine being so confident that your partner will say yes to marrying you that you don't even ask. You send your uncles to her home straight. One South African guy, Khaliphani, claims to have done that in his recent Twitter post:

"They spent a night at Ladysmith (her home) because it’s a 400km drive negotiating. She was also there visiting and had known my folks were coming.

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"In my culture, women can also participate in negotiations, and they respect that. It was agreed that we should also draft a letter."

The man also revealed that his wife had miscarried, and he was required to pay damages as custom.

No romantic gestures were necessary; he knew her heart

Khalipani said in his thread:

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"I didn’t even make a romantic gesture of engaging my wife. I knew from our conversations that she would be keen to marry me."

Netizens were supportive of their union

The man has historically shared his affection for his wife on Twitter, with mixed reviews from people. But netizens were supportive of their journey this time around. Here is what they had to say:

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@Christi76400051 said:

"Indeed you didn't hesitate, you loved her from the first day you laid your eyes on her, which is scarce by a man. I applaud you by doing that, bravo."

@ZetAzasakhe said:

"And you still have to come and defend yourself on how you should love your wife kwababantu bangalastiyo and bangakwaziyo how to love abantu babo. You really love your wife, Sir, ungayeki❤️"

@Nana_Charmaine said:

"Lol congratulations... You're like my husband. I had hoped for fairytale process of him proposing in a romantic way... mxm didn't he just announce that he's sending letter and we will be getting married on the 25 Sep, lol. I didn't believe him until I saw the cows by the gate."

@AngieYammie concluded:

"All the best, bhuti. And uhlale wazi ukuthi uyindoda emadodeni."

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In less successful proposals, Briefly News reported on a man whose marriage proposal was rejected by his person. The incident happened after a church service when a cake was presented to the lady who seemed to be celebrating her birthday on the same day.

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People had mixed reactions to the video posted online.

Spongee Prince said:

"Later on she will be searching for marriage in churches. So what was the importance of dating him till this time? Some ladies don’t have brains."

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Source: Briefly News

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Tsoku Maela Tsoku is a writer and ethnographer interested in interdisciplinary research in mental health and the visual arts, travel, live television and digital editorial. He is an AFDA alumnus with a BA in Motion Picture medium and a Masters's candidate at SOAS University for Medical Anthropology. Tsoku has written for live television shows such as Hectic Nine-9 and Mzansi Insider. You can reach him at tsoku.maela@briefly.co.za

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