"I want out of the marriage that my parents forced me into, how do I tell them and my wife?"

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Stacey and J Sbu received the following voice note from KZN listener Mahesh who is in a dilemma.

According to Brides.com it is estimated that almost half of marriages worldwide are arranged. An arranged marriage is a marital union planned by the families, typically parents, of the couple.

KZN listener, Mahesh who is a newly wed sent in his story to Stacey and J Sbu for the feature called: #TheFixer. Mahesh has just come to the emotionally devastating resolution that he wants out of the marriage that was initiated by both his parents and his in laws.
28 Apr 2021 English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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