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While working with your spouse has its ups and downs, the Nels have never let it interfere with their work ethic. Sanet explains that they have always kept it professional. \u201cThere are still people who don\u2019t even know we are married,\u201d she says. \u201cThere was a period of around ten years when Francois worked in White River, but we have been back under the same roof for over a year now. We just stay out of each other\u2019s hair. We support and help each other as we would any other colleague. And the minute we get home in the afternoon, we close the door on work. Our children forbid us to talk shop at home.\u201d<\/p>\n
The couple have two daughters, Chene (19) and Nadia (17). Both girls understand and respect the BUCO philosophy, and the passion that their parents have for their work and each other. \u201cMarriage means having a partner who loves, supports, respects, trusts and accepts you for the person you are, without wanting to change you,\u201d Sanet says. \u201cAfter all, you fall in love with a person the way they are and not how you want them to be. You should have fun and enjoy everything together, and it is even greater to
\nshare the fun and laughter with your kids. It\u2019s like friendship with benefits,\u201d she laughs.<\/p>\n
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While it is important for the couple to have the occasional men\u2019s or girls\u2019 weekends or evenings apart, the Nels say they are lucky, because they complete each other naturally. \u201cThere are no set roles. We help and assist each other without asking, and when one of us is busy, the other one will take over the responsibilities,\u201d Sanet says. \u201cThe girls also know they can ask either one of us to do anything. Francois is the husband and father who really can do anything. His faith and love for God shows in the way he respects and loves his family. I admire him for putting us first, with everything \u2026 Even when he is busy with something, he will always leave everything to attend to our needs. He evens carries a few bobby pins and elastics in his wallet, because he knows we are always looking for one. He is our hero and deserves a medal, keeping up with all the girls in the house!\u201d<\/p>\n
The family love their life in the Lowveld, and staying on a smallholding outside of town means that even when at home, they feel as if they it are on holiday. \u201cWe love the Kruger Park,\u201d Sanet adds, \u201cand whenever we need to travel, we try to make the Kruger part of our journey back. We will visit all the camps on the way, jump in the pools and then drive on! A braai outside under the Lowveld stars on a mountain with friends is our favourite thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
You never know where you\u2019ll meet your life partner. Take Francois and Sanet Nel, whose happy ever after came about in a somewhat unexpected place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":17369,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17368","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-people"},"yoast_head":"\n