KenyaOnAShoeString: Real Advice for Real Kenyans

Let’s say it happens. You — or your partner, or friend — connect with someone else. Deeply. Emotionally. Maybe even sexually. Does that automatically mean something is broken? That love has ended? That someone was fake or unfaithful or lost? Not necessarily. Connection does not cancel connection. This isn’t electricity — it’s human energy. And human energy multiplies , not divides. The Rush to Abandon One for the Other Here’s what often happens: Someone feels seen in a new way. Their soul lights up in this fresh connection. They suddenly feel alive , new , desired , understood . And they take that feeling to mean:   “This is real. That other relationship must be dead.” But this is a trap. What they’re often experiencing isn’t truer love — it’s novelty , reflection , an uncovered aspect of self that the new person evokes. And instead of integrating that part into their life and growing , they throw the old thing away to chase the new mirror. The tragedy? It...