In The Plight of Modern Relationships and the Crisis It Has Caused in the World, Joshua Mukalazi Kizito delivers a bold and unfiltered examination of how relationships have shifted from lifelong covenants to fragile contracts — and how that shift is destabilizing families, communities, and entire societies. Drawing from cultural history, lived experience, and social observation, the author contrasts traditional marriage systems — where union was permanent and responsibility was absolute — with today's modern arrangements built on image, financial display, and short-term expectations. He explores how exaggerated introductions, financial pretense, and material showmanship create illusions that later collapse into resentment, mistrust, and separation. At the heart of the book lies a hard question: If relationships have become transactional, can they still sustain families?