“The biggest emotion I felt on the annulment of my marriage was relief. I was relieved that I was freely able to move on with my life and pursue my dreams as I’d like without having a man say ‘we might be separated but you’re still my wife and this is how you should behave and what you should do.’
These are the words of a mother of three, months after she officially disentangled from her husband.
I had approached her a while back to speak about the process, but she was hesitant. She is beautiful and assertive and always looking for ways to provide for her children, I was surprised that she initially did not want to speak of the process. Eventually, she agreed, but wanted me to send the questions instead, which I felt would not do justice to what I try to bring out in this space; it captures the raw emotions of women as they speak. But, as I always do, I did it on her terms. It was her story to tell and she had to be allowed to tell it in the form she preferred.