How I Discovered A Second Marriage Certificate In My Husband’s Bag- Woman Shares Her Heartbreaking Story
A 44-year-old, Emma from Nairobi county, sadly shares her story on how she found out that her husband was cheating on her. To worsen it, he had already married the other woman and had their marriage certificate, she recalls.
Emma is a professional teacher, and she got married to her husband when she was at the age of 25 in a church wedding. Her husband was a Tanzanian and marriage life was good at first, and they were blessed with two children. However, when she was pregnant with their second child, her husband got a job in Dubai, which had better terms.
They mutually agreed for him to leave so that their lives would improve a little more. They agreed on him to come home once a month until when they’d join him in Dubai. Time went by, but the husband didn’t show up the first month, he gave work as an excuse and Emma fell for that, she states.
He came the second month, but he was a changed man. He was withdrawn and didn’t seem to focus on anything she said. One day, he wanted to take the kids out, and he had forgotten his wallet in his bag. He sent the elder kid to pick it and that’s when Emma discovered the unthinkable.
As she was helping him find it, she came across a marriage certificate written in her husband’s name together with a child’s birth certificate.
She was left in utter disbelief, and she was brought to reality by her son, who was requesting for the wallet she held tightly. She was left with numerous questions, and she waited upon her husband to come back in the evening.
Later on, she confronted him and surprisingly, he didn’t seem to care. He instead informed him that he had another family and that she should go ahead and leave him alone. It was the most heartbreaking moments of her life, she recalls. As she tried to seek more answers from him, he became violent, and he packed and left.
Life took a negative turn from then on since the husband denied her child support. She later discovered that their marriage certificate was forged and that she wasn’t his legal wife. This was after she went to court to claim for his support in raising the children.
This was the breaking point for her, but she had to recollect herself and be strong for her children. She went through therapy, and she is now fully recovered from the heartbreak.