NOT Guilty!! ..

@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 Apr 18

I wanted to end the marriage right after I signed the contract, but it was like choosing to be with the family and sacrifice may whole life , or take a chance and see if there's light at the end of the tunnel .. You are so lucky @Kandae that you got out soon enough... I celebrate you! cheers!! ..

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rakski

@rakski (156298)

• Philippines

28 Apr 18

Good for you.

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Kandase

@Kandae11 (57233)

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28 Apr 18

@epiffanie It wasn't an easy decision. To escape him I had to leave a prestigious job in the diplomatic field - and face the surprise and malicious comments from those I thought were my friends.

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Angie

@andriaperry (118793)

• Anniston, Alabama

28 Apr 18

I do understand, I was in a situation exactly like that.

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rakski

@rakski (156298)

• Philippines

28 Apr 18

@andriaperry then you are one strong woman also

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 Apr 18

Awesome! you are free .. celebrate ..

@andriaperry

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ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (17036)

• Singapore

28 Apr 18

Wow you look like an oriental beauty. I am grateful for everyone who help me one way or another so that I am able to have an awakening and go after my dream.

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ultraman cosmos

@id_peace (17036)

• Singapore

28 Apr 18

Thank you so much. Everyone deserve their dreams no matter how small it is

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 Apr 18

oh thank you! .. I share my experience in the hope that younger women who may be having difficult time may find courage to keep going .. Yes.. go after your dreams .. because you deserve ..

.. .

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ingrid

@ridingbet (66854)

• Philippines

28 Apr 18

so that is your story with your husband? we have some similarities. i also told THE FATHER OF MY SON to get out of our lives. hahaha. and i could not even say he is my husband or i am his wife.

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 Apr 18

Congratulations!! ..

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

28 Apr 18

I was there too. The day I thought of pulling my car in front of a semi truck to be free myself from the pain of abuse was the day I knew I had to leave. I never looked back.

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

29 May 18

@Happy2BeMe Yes indeed .. I took me almost ten years .. and it was like a miracle to have that tiny window of opportunity to escape .. I still know a few women who are is abusive relationships .. And no matter what I say to them, they won't be able to get out if their fear is much stronger than the will to be free..

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 May 18

Well done to us who were able to leave .. We must celebrate every second of the rest of our lives ..

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Laurel (L_B)

@Happy2BeMe (99353)

• Canada

28 May 18

@epiffanie I totally agree. Unless a person has been in that situation they really don't have any idea what it is truly like. It is easy for somebody to say just leave but it is much different when you find yourself living that life. It took me way too many years to leave but I did and I am thankful everyday I was able to get away, many are not that lucky.

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Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29882)

• Manila, Philippines

28 Apr 18

You are a beauty, Bess. A striking one. I will always be grateful of my second life after being in an accident with my family many years ago. I am proud of you for being strong willed amidst all the trials that came your way.

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Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29882)

• Manila, Philippines

28 Apr 18

@epiffanie You are always welcome, Bess. I am sorry for your lady friend. It must be devastating that her family did not survive. My dad would always say that we should be grateful for everyday. We should always see the strength within us because life teaches us to be tough but never forgetting to be passionate.

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

1 May 18

@mlgen1037 She's going through an emotional roller coaster..

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Louise Crisologo

@mlgen1037 (29882)

• Manila, Philippines

1 May 18

@epiffanie I am sorry. Who is with her now, Bess? Her relatives are helping her out?

Dominique

@dodo19 (48153)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

28 Apr 18

I am definitely glad that you left that relationship, and that you and your boys don't have to deal with that anymore. No one should have to endure that.

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Dominique

@dodo19 (48153)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

29 May 18

@epiffanie It is sad that some still suffer from it. It' so sad.

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

30 May 18

@dodo19 yes indeed.. it is like an epidemic.. here in our suburb, domestic violence went up 50%..

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 May 18

Thank you so much .. Domestic abuse is still something that families keep as secrets.. Very sad . ..

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marguicha

@marguicha (230351)

• Chile

28 Apr 18

I´m so glad that you could get out of your worse than prison situation. When I read things like your post, it reminds me of how lucky I was. I want to tell you that you have the right to expect as good a future as my past was.

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marguicha

@marguicha (230351)

• Chile

28 May 18

@epiffanie I was lucky. My heart goes to those women who are abused and cannot do anything.

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

29 May 18

@marguicha there are many women our there who are helpless ..

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 May 18

I feel happy for women like you who never experienced abuse from their husbands .. Nobody deserves to be treated like nothing..

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rakski

@rakski (156298)

• Philippines

28 Apr 18

Each one of us has a different story but I am very glad that you have found your freedom. You are a very strong woman for braving all the challenges the life brings you and to your family

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 Apr 18

I didn't know then that I was strong .. I'm just glad that my sons and I had that opportunity to continue to live .. thank you @rakski .

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (28375)

• Singapore

1 May 18

Life was not easy during my earlier days and I lacked direction and focus. I built my life brick by brick. I would say my plus was my sincerity, loyalty, and then hard work. I can understand your relief and the need to be grateful. I have also gone through the end of the road times but somehow they are behind me. I am happy for you. I cannot understand how people can be so cruel - siva

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 May 18

I think people become cruel when they are disconnected from innate goodness ...

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Shiva

@Shiva49 (28375)

• Singapore

28 May 18

@epiffanie Yes, some prefer to veer away from the path of goodness while others stay on this path despite getting shortchanged all their lives - siva

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

18 May 18

@epiffanie Bess, I had to laugh when you wrote that it was maximum security jail. I know how you feel. Isn't it a nice freedom to get away from a bad marriage?

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

20 May 18

Thanks Hanni.. Yes, some marriages are like maximum security jail like my first marriage.. But I am remarried to a lovely gentleman now who treats me like a queen..

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

22 May 18

@Hannihar I don’t blame you for not wanting to marry again.. It’s like taking a risk all over again.. Do you have children Hanni?..

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Hanni Harel

@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

20 May 18

@epiffanie Bess, it is hard to tell what will happen in a marriage until you start living with them and it can be good or ti can be bad. I am so glad for you that you found someone that appreciates you. After my marriage I did not meet anyone that I really wanted to spend time with let alone marry and I really did not want to get married again after a disaster of a marriage I had.

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (59367)

• Portugal

28 Apr 18

You are beautiful strong woman, I am glad that you had the strengh to change your life. I am grateful for seeing my daughter running, she was born with a health problem in her legs, she went to 4 surgeries and had to be plastered for several months but now she only has the scars and everything is ok with her legs.

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 May 18

So happy that your daughter have overcome her difficulties .. Indeed .. something to be grateful for ..

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

29 May 18

@nela13 oh really? .. the more you have to grateful .. and I am feeling so grateful for you and for your little one that she is complete ..

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Manuela Lopes

@nela13 (59367)

• Portugal

28 May 18

@epiffanie yes, I am every day of my life because at first, one doctor told that she could lose one of her legs.

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Darcy Nemo

@YrNemo (20254)

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2 May 18

I don't know, the fact that we have a place to sleep at night, some food to eat every day, enough clothes to wear, mange to pay the bills so far etc.... that is good enough I guess to be grateful for in my case.

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 May 18

Yes.. to be able to afford those basic necessities is life is truly something to

be grateful for ..

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Darcy Nemo

@YrNemo (20254)

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29 May 18

@epiffanie

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112813)

• United States

4 May 18

Sorry to hear you had such a bad experience. I can only say I got lucky and met the woman of my dreams. We have been together 13 years and married 11. We are as much in love today as we were the day we met. Maybe it is because we started later in life.

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

9 May 18

I think it helps when couples meet later in life because there's not much pressure of raising children and other responsibilities .. I am remarried now to a wonderful gentle man.. He was 53 years old and I was 45 when we got married and all our children were grown up.. I am glad to know that you are a happy couple .. There are so many unhappy people out there .. So stay in love and happy

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

11 May 18

@porwest ahahah! your wife is lovely! ..So make sure to put on a happy face always ..

Jim Bauer

@porwest (112813)

• United States

10 May 18

@epiffanie I have to stay happy or my wife will kill me. lol

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (117218)

• El Paso, Texas

7 Dec 19

I'm glad you successfully got out of that situation.

caopaopao

@caopaopao (12395)

• China

28 Apr 18

It's the best choice for you to do that, for you and for your children.

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caopaopao

@caopaopao (12395)

• China

28 Apr 18

@epiffanie He deserves it. Have a nice weekend.

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@epiffanie (11327)

• Australia

28 Apr 18

Yes indeed .. I'm glad I am alive and I am not in jail .. lol ..

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DianneN

@DianneN (254949)

• United States

29 Apr 18

You were one of the few brave ones to get out of an abusive marriage. Others are not so brave.

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