Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai and Mugabe's political marriage of convenience is now a marriage of inconvenience

A marriage of convenience is a marriage between two people for practical or financial reasons and not for love or intimacy and that is synonymous to the Zimbabwean GNU which was formed not because MDC and ZANU-PF wanted to work together to rebuild Zimbabwe but for practical and financial reasons. MDC did it for the practical reason that they thought doing so would alleviate the suffering of Zimbabweans which had reached unprecedented levels. ZANU-PF did it for the financial reason that they thought doing so would result in Western nations lifting sanctions against Zimbabwe so that the country's battered economy could be revived. One hundred days after this marriage Zimbabweans are still suffering with water supply cuts and electricity blackouts. One hundred days after this marriage international donor funding is not trickling into the country at a rate that would cause a significant change in the country's development. So like all marriages of convenience which are not based on the true love sanctity of marriage the Zimbabwean GNU marriage is on the rocks now, it looks like the GNU is on the verge of collapse. But then again this marriage of convenience might just keep standing with all its problems because the wife is the handiende type, a type of wife that clings to the husband even when the husband's actions speaks out loudly that he no longer loves her. MDC is determined to stay in the GNU even though their demands are not being met by the President. The handiende type of wife that is the MDC are giving the reason for staying in the unhealthy marriage as, "Ndinogarira vana vangu," "I will remain in the marriage for the sake of my children." MDC says it is staying in the GNU marriage for the sake of its supporters whom they think they can still help by developing the nation for them if they stay in government. How they expect to do that when they don't have the funds to do so beats me? I guess they are hoping that soon some donors are going to bail them out.

Let me now keep quiet and stop meddling in other people's marriage and build castles in the air about the marriage bound by true love that I long to have. It will happen one day.