For failing to fulfill his promise of marrying his long time sweetheart whom he cohabited with for the past 12 years, a Mutare man has been arraigned before the courts.

Norman Chirikure was dragged to court by his girlfriend, Violet Madzimure, who had made a maintenance claim for personal use.

Madzimure told the court that the $130 she was claiming monthly was compensation for the time her boyfriend wasted, promising to marry her.

“This man is full of empty promises and for the past 12 years he has been promising to marry me but to no avail. Your worship, I rejected potential suitors because I thought he would marry me like he had promised but up to now there is nothing, for he has not paid my bride price. What hurts me most is that he left without saying goodbye. Chirikure has finally dumped me and at my age no one wants to marry me. He has to pay me that maintenance as compensation,” she said.

Chirikure however told the court that he was not in love with Madzimure as alleged though he admitted that he had been in a relationship with her for the past 12 years. “I was not staying with her. She was only my girlfriend but I don’t think that I have to be forced to marry anyone. Besides in those 12 years that we were dating, she sired a child with another man and that discouraged me from marrying her. Why should I be ordered to pay maintenance to someone who I am not married to and have no children with?,” he thundered.,

Mrs Chigodora dismissed the maintenance application and told Madzimure that she was not liable to receive maintenance from Chirikure since he was not her husband and they had not sired any children together.

However, Madzimure was advised to sue Chirikure for breach of promises and not maintenance.

So she chose to wait for 12 years and now she claims he wasted her time?

NifemiOlu, come and see another example of people making themselves comfortable in the 'I-am-a-victim-position' instead of taking responsibility for themselves and their choices.

Lol

Ok

So within the twelve years she had a child for someone else, and expects the guy to still marry her? how dumb.

Thief...


U go born 4 anoda man

Choi

She is a fool,a useless being, thats all I have to say

Why didn't she dump him after 2yrs of relationship and no headway? She chose to wait?
What some girls don't know is that even the boyfriend is not interested in marriage and knows that you are, the last thing he will do is tell you to walk away and find someone who's ready to marry as you do.
If you like be there waiting for him for 20yrs, he will keep quiet and let you stay for those 20yrs as long as he's getting whatever it is you're giving him in the relationship.

She got served like the mumu she is.
He will invite her to his wedding next month.

12yrs? lol. it was her choice! she deserved to be treated like that.....

An2elect2:


lilmax, sorry for intruding, but are you a little man named max?

why are you so curious?

lilmax:
why are you so curious?

I like you
Tell me you not little

Many Naija guys are guilty of same offence.

An2elect2:


I like you

Tell me you not little

i should tell you I'm not little? Okay I am not little

Her lawyer messed up! Its supposed to be breach of promise to marry with an action for damages and she will smile to the bank.

CoCoLav:
Her lawyer messed up! Its supposed to be breach of promise to marry with an action for damages and she will smile to the bank.

Chai!!! Coco, why did she not brief me now? Depending on when the child was born he may have waived his right to complain about having the child for another man sef

enygmababe:


Chai!!! Coco, why did she not brief me now? Depending on when the child was born he may have waived his right to complain about having the child for another man sef

So sad...that's how the man has walked away just like that
Anyway, I don't think its red judicata yet, she can still bring an action so you still have a chance