Mbali’s Not So Secret Diary

Tag: love

  • Relationships as a vote for the kind of person you want to be

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    Mbali Tshabalala
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    Dear Reader, Lately, I’ve been thinking about relationships, not just romantic ones, but the full spectrum: friendships, professional connections, essentially, the whole nine yards. Being in a new country has inevitably confronted me with the task of creating new relationships. And in that newness, I’ve found myself asking: why do I connect deeply with some…

  • Love defined

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    Mbali Tshabalala
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    Hi Reader, I’m so glad you came back for a second date. If you’re like me this week, you’ve been bombarded by Valentine’s Day marketing, stories about fairytale endings, the perfect gifts to get your knight in shining armor, what love is, and the green flags to watch for. I just want to say, who…