SIMBA Chikore has successfully tied the knot with Bona Mugabe, but many wonder whether the man can withstand the pressure that comes with marrying into the ‘presidency.’
Will he be able to cope as the nation’s first son-in-law?
But more important is the decision taken by Bona to marry Simba, an ordinary pilot hailing from Kambuzuma.
In some cases where common people get married to the elite, it has been noted that the common people face major problems to gain respect within the royal houses and struggle to gain acceptance.
For example, the Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg was a commoner married to royalty and she struggled.
Maria Teresa Mestre who was an ordinary woman, met her future husband, Prince Henri, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, during her studies at Geneva University. 
The two got married in 1981 and from the beginning there was a lot of tension in the relationship between Maria Teresa and her mother-in-law, the Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte.
The prince’s mother wanted her son to marry someone from the royal clan, of equal status.
A university degree in political science and a strong Catholic faith did not make up for Maria Teresa’s lack of blue blood in the eyes of her mother in-law.
This attitude prevented the two women from forming a warm and genuine relationship.
For many years, Maria Teresa suffered a great deal because her mother-in-law thought she was unfit to be the future Grand Duchess.
Teresa even spoke of the frosty relationship to journalists, speaking of how Josephine-Charlotte had made her life miserable. 
So the question whether there is pressure on Simba can easily be answered.
According to social scientists the fact that a marriage happened automatically means that he has been accepted.
“Amai Mugabe obviously havagoni nemukwasha wavo who proved to be a gentleman,” said social scientist Miriam Mugadu.
“The First Lady has spoken time and again how she was impressed by Simba and how it was not difficult to approve him as ideal for her daughter.” “Obviously the perceived pressure has arisen from the fact that Simba married the daughter of a President.
“But the most important thing is not about the Presidency, but the kind of people that the Mugabes’ are.
“They might be ruling, but they are ordinary people in a sense, the family is not ostentatious compared to other rulers we know.
“For example, Bona has barely been in the limelight and this is despite the fact that she went to school with everyone else and could have been in the papers on a daily basis, but she just blended and never made news except for good reasons.”
President Mugabe has proved to be nothing, but a father who wants the best for his daughter.
He has promised to assist them whenever the pair requires help and he has called for the families to be in constant touch.
“Because society has degenerated some people that are talking of ‘pressure’ are in fact saying because of security that comes with the presidency Simba will not be able to cheat on his wife or get involved in other shenanigans,” said Tawanda Gundani.
“But I believe Simba should be no under pressure as he appears to be an upright man.”
Simba’s marriage can be likened to that of Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco, a commoner who was absorbed into an Arab royal house through her marriage to King Mohammed VI.
Although it is not known where the couple met, their marriage, which took place in 2002, was not an arranged one, but borne out of love and blossomed as a result of acceptance by the royalty.
During the wedding ceremony, President Robert Mugabe and the First Lady Amai Grace openly gave their blessing to their daughter’s marriage accepting their son-in-law.
If Simba had the courage to woo the daughter of a President, then he is surely a man with a strong and courageous personality.