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Topic: Relationships

Why can't celebrity relationships last?

By Chris Hart   2025-12-04 08:44:44

We were arguing in the office the other day about how often celebrity relationships seem to fall apart. Are they just awful people? Or can we learn something from their difficulties?

How to recognise, respond to disrespect in your relationships

By Esther Muchene   2025-11-16 11:55:18

Healthy relationships thrive on mutual respect and clear boundaries, while consistent disrespect signals the need for assertive communication to protect your emotional and physical well-being.

Rongo men warned not to enter into relationships without requesting for partners' IDs

By Anne Atieno   2025-10-31 15:39:17

Rongo Sub-County Police Commander advised men to request national identification cards before moving in with a partner or formalising a relationship.

How attachment styles shape our adult relationships

By Anjellah Owino   2025-10-17 15:37:41

From fear of vulnerability to an overwhelming need for reassurance, our attachment styles often stem from the ways we were cared for as children

'Slow fade' is worse than ghosting in relationships

By Ann Wairimu   2025-10-17 09:18:51

Rather than ghosting someone outright, the slow fade sees texts grow sparse, plans vanish and emotional investment ebb, until the connection quietly dies

Is 'man-keeping' draining your relationships?

By Eve Waruingi   2025-07-12 10:28:38

Behind the carefully curated dates and late-night texts lies a quiet burden: the pressure to hold it all together to nurture, to fix, to soften. It’s a role that experts now call man-keeping