This archive report was first published on 12 January 2020.
Media personality Zari Hassan has fired back at trolls who criticized her relationship with Cedric Anthony, a younger man she is dating.
Photos of the couple kissing surfaced, prompting some social media users to question the age difference and even suggest that Cedric was gay.
However, Zari has come out strongly against such criticism, saying that people should not judge others' relationships.
She wrote in a lengthy post, 'It has become a habit in society that we tend to judge people's relationships in one way or another. I said 'we' including myself because I ain't no saint, and at times I have fallen into the trap and not so positive way of thinking.'
She went on to say that matters of the heart are complicated and that people should not be quick to judge others based on societal norms.
She also pointed out that people are often quick to label others based on their relationship choices, saying, 'When a young girl dates an older man she is instantly branded a gold digger, when an older woman dates a younger man, she is a Cradle Snatcher or maybe a desperate person.'
She emphasized that love is unconditional and can be found in unexpected places, saying, 'Love is and should be unconditional, love can be found in the most bizarre places with the least expected person.'
