Tanzanian socialite and businesswoman Zari Hassan opens up on why she prefers to stay apart from her husband, Shakib Lutaaya.

Zari said that the reason she chooses to stay far away from Shakib is so that she doesn’t get bored of him, and it is to help spice their relationship by making her miss him more.

“If we live together, I will be bored with you. I will get tired of seeing you every day. It’s nice when I’m looking forward to seeing you,” she admitted.

Recently, the couple gave advice to other couples thinking about a similar arrangement and talked about how they manage their long-distance marriage.

Zari lives in South Africa, while Shakib resides in Uganda. Despite the physical distance, their relationship has flourished over the past two years, supported by frequent travel and a shared understanding of their individual commitments.

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Why the Distance plays an important role in their Bond

The two said that the distance played an important role in their relationship, as it helped them miss each other more as well as maintain their bond.

“Every time you fly to South Africa, I miss you. We’re married, and whenever we have fights and then you fly back, it makes me miss you more. It makes me want to come over very quickly.

When we are living separately, I look forward to doing things for my husband with passion.”

Zari explained further that her decision is because of her busy schedule, which has her moving up and down, which is why she cannot afford to be with her husband all the time.

“I would be tired. I can’t stand you for a month. I’m busy. I’m doing a lot of advertising, I’m traveling, then kids, running the business, and there’s me and my social life. For me to put all that together and add you, my husband, is overwhelming.

“For me, 80 percent is a good thing. We keep missing each other; we love each other, and the fire is always burning. The 20 percent is only when you miss someone sexually, but they are not there,” she explained.

Even so, Shakib was still undecided on why Zari couldn’t move in with her, as he worried that she might do something else, like see someone else, because of the distance that exists between the two of them. His wife Zari however clarified the matter saying that it is at that very moment where trust comes in.