A heartbreaking story has surfaced on social media after a woman’s close friend revealed how her second marriage turned into a nightmare after giving up a stable life in hopes of love and security.
According to mStar, the woman, a former single mother of nearly 10 years, had a successful career earning over RM6,000 a month.
Believing in the promise of a loving and stable home, she decided to leave her job to become a full-time wife and mother after marrying a man who claimed to love both her and her children.
From hope to hardship
However, within a year of the marriage, everything changed.
There was no gas or rice. The kids would bring food from home to school because they haven’t been given pocket money in a long time.”
The woman was persuaded to quit her job, with her husband insisting that he didn’t want her to be exhausted. He promised to provide for the family but allegedly never gave her a single cent.
“He even took her mas kahwin money and pawned all her gold, claiming he needed the money,” the friend added.
To make things worse, she was not only denied the right to work but was also forbidden from contacting her family.
Over time, she fell into emotional distress and financial hardship, struggling to feed her children while her husband, a government officer in Gombak, allegedly lived comfortably.
Mentally worn down and trapped
The friend shared that the woman, who used to be cheerful and confident, had become withdrawn and scared, especially in her husband’s presence.
He eats out lavishly while they suffer. She hasn’t even held a RM50 note since the marriage.”
Despite receiving tens of thousands in side income and a RM2,000 weekly allowance from work, the husband allegedly gave nothing to his wife and children.
Out of fear and shame — especially since this was her second marriage — the woman kept her pain hidden from her family. But now, she’s finally decided to leave the marriage and rebuild her life.
