“I was in a relationship for three years. Like many couples, my partner and I even spoke of getting married,” Maxwell Onsarigo begins.

We are having a phone call interview in a quest to find out what drives a man to love again after being jaded?

Against his wishes, Onsarigo says his partner ended the relationship leaving him heartbroken and cautious of ever falling in love again.

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For eight months he struggled with the pain of heartbreak, and started focusing on self-improvement, through therapy while re-connecting with friends. Slowly he began to heal and rebuild his life.

“One day I was travelling to go visit my aunt in Nyahururu, when I met my wife Annette Kwamboka in the most unexpected way in Nakuru town,” he states.

Osarigo shares, “Kwamboka was on her way to college by then. She noticed I was stranded and not only offered to show me the correct bus, but also took me to the stage. We then exchanged contacts.”

According to him, his wife was the one who initiated the conversation first, by calling him after three days to confirm he arrived safely.

Osarigo says, “from that point we maintained consistent conversation. With time, I discovered we shared common interests, values and dreams.”

He highlights that their connection felt natural and effortless for within their friendship, trust, understanding and shared commitment was already built.

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On Kwamboka’s end, the 23-year-old admits that her phone call to Onsarigo at the time was indeed intentional and pregnant with the hope that he would look her way.

“From that first day I helped him at the bus stop, I fell in love with him. To date, there is still immense chemistry with my significant other,” she says chuckling..

Asked what drew him to trusting and marrying Kwamboka, Onsarigo says, “It felt different from my previous relationship. Each day together was promising and it did not take me long to know she would be my wife. So six months after our meeting, I asked her to marry me and she agreed.

With the blessing of their parents, the two had a civil wedding and have since been blessed with one child, five years into their marriage.

Onsarigo now says he is grateful for the break up with his previous lover as it was that situation that led him to meeting his wife the same year.

Like any other couple, Kwamboka says they do have disagreements but conduct them maturely through intimate conversations, where each is heard and listened to.

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Onsarigo and Kwamboka’s love story illustrates that even after a heartbreak, it is possible to find true love once again.

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