“This Makes Me So Happy”: Woman Brags About Being Married to a Xhosa Man, SA’s Moved

• A Zimbabwean woman shared her pride in marrying a man from the rural part of the Eastern Cape in a video shared online
• The proud wife shared a clip that showed her journey to her in-laws on the video streaming platform TikTok
• The post got a lot of love from some social media users, while others started cultural debates
• A multicultural married couple shares their experience of marrying across cultures

A Zimbabwean woman went viral on TikTok after proudly showcasing her marriage to a man from Tsolo, a rural town in the Eastern Cape.

The hun shared the post on TikTok, under her user @makoti_wakutsolo, gaining attention, as people were fascinated by the cross-cultural union and the pride she expressed in embracing her role as a Xhosa wife.

Flexing being a Xhosa man's wife

TikTok user @makoti_wakutsolo's post shows her and her man standing on the side of the road, with her dressed in her makoti regalia on her way to her in-laws. The video then shifts to show her in a Mbaco outfit with a cute head doek adorned with colourful beads.

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Watch the video here.

Advantages of intercultural marriages

Intercultural marriages offer numerous benefits, as highlighted by the online publication Marriage.com. One advantage is learning a new language, which encourages deeper connections and understanding between partners.

Such marriages also bring diversity into daily life, allowing couples to share and learn each other's skills. They also provide an opportunity to explore different cuisines and enhance communication skills, promoting mutual respect and adaptability.

Marrying into a different culture

Briefly News had the pleasure of speaking with Senzo Ngcobo, a Zulu man married to a Zambian woman, about life in a different culture.

"I met my wife 6 years ago. We married two years after dating and have lived happily ever since."

"Since we come from different cultural backgrounds and live in South Africa, we try to incorporate her culture into our household by occasionally enjoying Zambian cuisine and practising basic Lozi, her mother tongue."

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"As a proud Zulu man, I’m raising my boys in full Zulu customs, but I also want them to embrace and understand their mother’s culture."

Social media users share their views

The post sparked mixed reactions online, as over 1.4K social media users took to the comment section. Many supported the couple, sending beautiful messages and praising the guy for choosing a Zimbabwean hun, while others were worried about different cultures.

User @Vinkqi added:

"This makes me so happy 🥰, I moved from EC 🇿🇦 to Harare 🇿🇼 to be a makoti. It's a fair trade😂😂 a sister for a sister❤️. Wishing you as much love as I am receiving this side ❤️."

User @Letty Melanin🇿🇦 commented:

"The reason why I don’t think it would work for my family. 1. What is she going to cook at family functions, rice & peanut butter or their spinach & small 🐟 the kids will speak her language🤦🏽‍♀️nah."

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User @Spiritual beauty shared:

"Deep down, I want to be a Zulu makoti."

User @X-ZibitBusakwe declared:

"Hay nam ndiyomfuna e Zim umfazi, ndishiye aba bathetha kuthethwa (I'm also going to Zim to look for a wife, I'll leave these one that speak while a man is talking)."

User @tavsta commented:

"Good mfowethu, enjoy peace , sidiniwe ngomadakweni, izinto ezingenambeko (we're tired of our disrespectful locals), we're the only nation who has lowest number of married people because ngokwazi ukuziphatha kosisi bamaxhosa naziwa kakubi mani (of Xhosa women's inability to behave well)."

User @ntsikiehealthhub said:

"My brother married a Zimbabwean lady one thing about our Xhosa brothers and sisters are not tribalistic 🥰."

Other cross-cultural unions by Briefly News

• A woman from Botswana married a man from the UK she met on a dating site.
• A social media influencer celebrated her lobola ceremony with friends and family in her lovely home.
• A local hun received a lot of backlash after showing off her stunning lobola negotiations to a Nigerian man.

Source: Briefly News