Taffy Pfumojena

If The Crown is any indication of what really goes on in the royal family, then I can opine on what is happening with Prince Harry and Meghan based on relationships portrayed on the show in it’s first three seasons. So far, the show has portrayed those not in the direct line of succession as pitiful individuals without a clear role in the royal family and totally constrained by the burden of their title. These individuals then engage in attention seeking behaviour which only embarrasses the monarchy. I will start with Prince Philip. He is portrayed as a person who married the first in line to the British throne totally unaware of what to expect and what role he would play (like really, he was of royal pedigree himself, come on writers). He is supposedly jealous of his own son (face palm) who is ranked higher than him (yeah, whatever). His way of acting out is to join (actually, he is said to have been the founder) of the Thursday Club (an elite gentlemen’s club for hooking up with...

The nature of relationships Before you get too excited this is not a post about my own relationship status, which itself is quite complicated (more about that in future blogs, ya’all have to keep reading to find out more 😊 ) There is a Facebook group I am on about homemaking. It is primarily a ladies group which was initially about sharing interior deco design ideas but has now expanded to include other topics that concern women in general: marriage, relationships, health and the like. Not surprisingly the topics to do with marriage and relationships generate the most intense discussion judging by the number of comments and likes. So, as much as the admins of the page try to bring forth positive stories, there are quite a number of unhappy people out there (sometimes it feels like we are living in relationship dystopia). I was struck by a post by an anonymous woman (obviously, only the happy ones post with their real names) who was so stressed by her very toxic relationship w...