We are yet to adopt those elaborate proposing stunts performed by people who have too much of everything – money, and class.
We may do with what is available, now that eloping with a woman is a foregone conclusion. It is often humorous when a man decides it is time to settle down, with a woman of his dreams.
Here are three hilarious ways Kalenjin men propose;
26th or 27th December?
December holiday is always full of people getting married and others hitching up. When a man asks a lady which dates she prefers, it means that he has his entourage ready to visit the girl’s home and make formal introductions. Sometimes it is more overt like we are coming to your home in December. In a year or less, dowry is paid and she officially becomes someone’s wife.
How many kids do you want?
Kids are a pride to our tribe, just like any other. If a man asks a lady how many kids she will bear for him, it is a way of proposing. Why the hustle of descending on one knee in some fancy place when it can be done, quite effectively, in simple terms?
I have built a house
A man sometimes tells a lady that he has already built his own house. It is ready for occupation and he would use some warmth. The occupation does mean he has already made his bones and is ready to settle down with her.
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