I am losing my marriage.

HOW DIVORCE MISSED ME BY A MINUTE

I have been married for 8 years, but to me, life in marriage has never been easy. From the beginning, it always felt like my husband and I could never find a common ground to operate as a couple. Every time l looked at him, I found myself filled with anger. I had already left him mentally, though physically I was still in the same house with him. On June 12th this year, we had one of those long arguments that lasted the whole night. He spoke less, but I ensured I reminded him of all his vices and flaws. I thought l was fighting for my space, but deep inside I was confirming to myself that I had already checked out emotionally.
Even before then, in April, after one of my usual word fights with him, I left for work. That day I was overwhelmed with emotions and couldn't drive, so I took public transport. I quietly took a corner seat to avoid unnecessary movement. I was lost in my thoughts when a young man, probably in his early 30s, came and sat next to me. Though I wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone, his friendly and appealing approach drew me in.

A letter from a divorced woman to women in marriage.

SEX MADE ME LOSE MY MARRIAGE

Dear Women in Marriage,
I wish to share my story as a testimony to all of you walking through this sacred journey called marriage. My name is Sofia, I am 39 years old, a divorcee after 13 years of marriage, and a mother of three beautiful children, two boys and one girl. I got married when I was 23 years old. At that time, I was young, inexperienced, and too naive to fully understand what marriage truly meant. My husband was a good man of caring, home-loving, and responsible. Yet, in my youthful ignorance, I mistook my desire for freedom as strength, not realizing that marriage itself requires maturity, patience, and understanding.