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'My wife was born a man'

Nov 27, 2012 | UK Telegraph, NYDailyNews | 54 comments

'I feel like I’ve been assaulted’, said the ‘scammed’ husband

 He heard rumours about her sex of origin and then confronted her, which led to violence and police presence 

A Belgian man is pulling the plug on his 19-year marriage after he found out his wife was born a man.

"I feel I've been assaulted," Jan, whose last name was not provided, told the Het Nieuwsblad newspaper of learning about his bride’s past, according to the Telegraph.

“I thought she was an attractive woman -- all woman. She had no male traits."

The 64-year-old met Monica from Indonesia when she worked as an au pair for his family nearly 20 years ago.

The couple decided not to have kids, because Jan had two children from a previous marriage.

He said Monica duped him by using sanitary napkins while pretending to menstruate.

"Even during sex, I never noticed anything," he said.

It wasn’t until Monica got a new full-time job, Jan said, that he saw another side of his wife. She started going to nightclubs and Jan said he also caught her sending suspicious messages to other men.

Then rumours started that she was born a man, and he confronted her.

"I pushed her against the wall and said: 'Now I know the truth. Are you a man?' She then announced that she was born as a boy and that she had been operated on.

“My world collapsed. That evening came to blows. The police came,” Jan said.

He says he is now receiving psychiatric treatment.

Liliane Verjauw, Jan’s lawyer, said his client was “scammed”.

“The children, who for years have lived with her, are devastated.”

The courts have rejected his attempt to get an annulment of the marriage, which Jan is demanding. So he may need to seek a divorce, or remain with his spouse.

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Ref: NYDailyNews.com

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Thu May 23 16:12:08 SAST 2013 ::
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Nov 27, 2012

maneater

eishhhh what can i say????????
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Nov 27, 2012

motlantheforpresident

"I pushed her against the wall and said: 'Now I know the truth. Are you a man?' She then announced that she was born as a boy and that she had been operated on.
“My world collapsed. That evening came to blows. The police came,” Jan said.
He says he is now receiving psychiatric treatment
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Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
He says he is now receiving psychiatric treatment
Ohhhh my world of miracles 20 years?
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Nov 27, 2012

JazzMandaba

You did not have a problem before you found out,Une uja marago papa.I suggest you continue.
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Nov 27, 2012

Mahungu

For 19 years, unbelievable.
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Nov 27, 2012

Ngwana-Modimo-Feela

YA NE ABAFAZI-MADODA!!!
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Nov 27, 2012

Missjoy

Udlile, udlile sala usudla njalo
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Nov 27, 2012

MophemeKoPitori

Ya, WTF?! If that was permitted on a local newspaper the journo would say that...
The madala is screwed
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Nov 27, 2012

Mellow

19 yrs of marriage? What a waste of time haai Jan but you just too ignorant hey
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Nov 27, 2012

Bonkerz

Oh my word, thats a shocker honestly, I would be mad as well. I'm sure you feeling betrayed and lied to and misled, I would also feel the same, the lady should have been upfront with you from the beginning, its always best to be made aware of a situation like this and make your own choices from there. But I think it is a bit late now to back off, you have been with this lady for 19 years and I'm sure you loved her, with time you will learn to forgive, go for counselling and so on but its a bit late to dump her, I mean you are one foot in the grave usafunani okunye? Uzoqala phansi ukweshela!!!Good luck baba...
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Nov 27, 2012

Limpopoist

Thus why local is lekker, you cannot just be happy to have pretty woman from far away places (Kuvukiland),as if local boys are Fulltime blind
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