It's time to rethink marriage
The Kolisis, as a couple, are no more and, as their relationship unravels, so do all our hopes for couple goals, says writer
Only WH Auden could properly lament the tragedy that befell us all this week. In his immortal words, it's time to “Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone. Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone”. The Kolisis, as a couple, are no more and, as their relationship unravels, so do all our hopes for #couplegoals. What hope do we mere mortals have if even a relationship that withstood the sauna of South Africa’s online vitriol without breaking a sweat can go gently into that good night? It was a sad week, but not unexpected. Not because anyone thought the Kolisi marriage couldn’t go the distance, but because we all seem to be going off marriage. ..
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