How to Date a Ugandan

By Diaryofamuzungu @CharlieBeau

A blog post about dating in Uganda will not suffice. This material fills at least one book!

Ugandan men can be handsome and very charming.

They know how to tell women what we want to hear. Delivery of promises is an altogether different issue!

I’ve had more marriage proposals in the last four years in Uganda than in the whole of my life.

The Muzungu hanging out with one half of Radio and Weasel, Club Silk, Kampala

I’ve been promised love, marriage, children (natural and adopted), meeting the family and even a house overlooking Lake Victoria!

And what have I got? My fingers burned – more than once …

I love the idea of having a relationship with a Ugandan man but the reality of mixed relationships is harder than I thought it would be, for many reasons.

Dating Uganda – Heads-up from the Muzungu:

It’s quite usual for your male Ugandan suitor to be:

  1. married
  2. living with someone
  3. a father of many children
  4. simultaneously with any number of girlfriends –

- or all four!

Bare-faced lies are very common.

Still, Muzungu ladies are very popular and we all like attention don’t we

Mixed Muzungu Ugandan relationships can be challenging. How to date a Ugandan. Dating Uganda

Make your own mind up ladies but don’t believe everything you hear. Enjoy the moment, as that’s probably all it is, despite what they say. Just don’t take it too seriously. And insist on condoms every time! Yes I’m being explicit …

The Uganda dating issue is going to run and run!

What’s your experience of mixed race relationships?

Do you have any other Uganda travel tips or expat travel advice you’d like to share?

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