Your subscription is almost coming to an end. Your premium access has ended, but the best of Nation. Africa is still within reach. Renew now to unlock exclusive stories and in-depth features. Subscribe for a month to get full access. Last year in November, a young Kenyan woman was reported to have been allegedly murdered by a boyfriend she met on Facebook after the accused flushed her diabetes medications down the toilet then watch her suffer. Although it was later reported that the Nairobi court had dropped charges against theBritish national after an investigation showed insufficient evidence to sustain a murder charge against the accused, the deceased Miss Peris was reported to have died in hospital of complications from diabetes and respiratory failure days after reporting to the police accusing Singleton of flushing her medicine.
It was reported that the deceased and her boyfriend had met online through Facebook two years earlier. Six months before the incident took place, the British man flew out to Kenya on a tourist visa to spend time with his girlfriend.
In recent years, online dating has become one of the most popular ways for men and women to meet new partners. The trend which initially was popular in western countries appears to have taken Africa by storm, Tanzania included. Social media is said to play a major role in our social lives today, with sites such as Facebook for instance being great tools that help us keep in touch with our friends. A good number of people are said to have found love through social media. However, despite the possibility of meeting great people online, some people have had bad experiences online, especially those who tried to find partners through the avenue.
A good example is the late Kenyan woman mentioned above. Such unfortunate incidences do happen to men too. Like women, men too turn to online dating in a bid to mend broken hearts and perhaps find true love. In some cases, they also end up meeting the wrong people. When his three year relationship ended bitterly early this year, Moses Lameck, 29, decided to go online.
According to the marketing professional based in Dar es Salaam, he never dated another girl during the four years he was with his ex-girlfriend. So after we parted ways with my ex, I stayed single for two months while thinking of a way to start another relationship.
