u/Ill-Variety-4956

I see the story trending ya Shakespear Shumba. He lived with a woman for 3 years and never married her.

A lot of women are angry claiming that because he lived with her they were married. My sisters... Civil Partnership is not marriage. Civil Partnership is legally binding hayo because it allows the other Partner to sue for financial recourse but it is not marriage.

If you decide to live with a man, live with him uchiziya kuti he is not bound to you. He can walk out and marry another woman anytime. Even if you have 20 kids- as long as he has not made a public commitment to you either traditionally or in the court of law hamusi married.

Even pachivanhu pedu kana pasina tsvakirai kuno yakabviswa haiisi marriage. Ndatenda hangu.