Hello,
I am a 20-something Canadian male from Toronto area working in Kenya. I've been here a number of months and recently met a Kenyan girl. I have travelled lots and always been wary of cross-cultural relationships due to all sorts of concerns: expectations, cultures, long-distance, motives, etc. Meanwhile this girl have been getting to know eachother and it feels like a natural healthy relationships not one built on differing expectations and motives (ie. sex vs money).
However, this is also my first time dating cross-culturally and would like some advice/warning/encouragement from anyone specifically Kenyans.
As for relationships, is it common for a girl to have several 'boyfriends' at once? What does 'single' really mean? When does one go about defining a relationships? What if she asks me to see her family? Should I be offering to pay for things? What sort of things will she be expecting from me? What does it mean if she has/has not introduced me to any of her friends. How does sex factor into a relationship.
I hope I'm posting this in the right place. It seems like an encouraging community.
K.B.