“Welcome Back”: Woman Leaves Husband 2 Weeks After Marriage, After Dating Five Years, SA Impressed
- A young woman shared a candid account of why her marriage to a police officer ended just two weeks after their wedding
- The emotional story, documented on TikTok, detailed a series of unsettling incidents following her traditional marriage ceremony
- Social media users reacted with shock and a mix of praise for the woman's strength and condemnation of her ex-husband's behaviour
Source: TikTok
A personal story from a young woman, detailing the swift marriage's end to a police officer, captured significant online attention.
The woman, TikTok user @oluhlencele, shared the video on the platform, and it went viral, attracting massive views, likes, and a flood of comments from shocked viewers.
In the clip, @oluhlencele recounted the events that led to her departure from the marriage just two weeks in. On the day of her traditional Xhosa marriage ceremony, after the utsiki custom was performed and she received wise words from the elders, her new husband asked if he could go out with his friends. He did not return until very late, prompting her to call him to check his whereabouts. He confirmed he was still with his friends. Later, he called again, claiming he was needed at the police station, a story she found suspicious. He eventually came home around 5 am and promptly fell asleep.
A marriage's swift end
When he awoke and went to the shower, she took his phone, checked his pictures, and found a photo of a woman's hand intertwined with his. She also saw a picture of them in bed together. A few days later, she discovered red underwear in his car. When confronted, his excuses ranged from guessing it belonged to his friends to people they had arrested. The final straw, just in their second week of marriage, came when he came home highly intoxicated, accompanied by the side chick. He told @oluhlencele that all three of them would sleep in the same bed. The man further informed her that if she refused, she could sleep on the couch.
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Source: TikTok
SA is outraged by the revelation
The video gained massive views, likes, and comments from shocked social media users who were disheartened by it. Many praised the woman for her decisive action, highlighting the importance of self-respect, independence, and knowing one's worth in a relationship. Some suggested that the man's actions were a deliberate attempt to train her, aiming to normalise his unfaithful behaviour. Others speculated that he might have been bewitched, suggesting that someone could have placed a malicious spell on the marriage.
User @lynette linda said:
"Welcome back home, mntanam uncedile ubuye (you did well by leaving)."
User @CallmeKedibone commented:
"I love it when the girlies leave bad relationships. Shout out to you 👏🏽."
User @LondonThe Mrs commented:
"I’m a lover of marriage, a firm believer of love and marriage, but hay sisi ukuba bendisazi isduko sakho ngendiku nqula (no sis, if I knew your clan name, I'd be praising you), Well done sanalwam, by this time wena ngowuyi patient yase St Crescent esamageza isibhedlele ungcangcazela yi depression and anxiety (you would have been in a mental institution)."
User @motlalepulashezi added:
"You should check with the courts to make sure you're officially divorced via customary law, because even though you left, he can still claim you as his wife based on the lobola letter, which is valid."
User @Buhle MaDlams Ndlovu shared:
"Xhosa women, I'm proud of you ladies."
User @sandz160 said:
"Don’t forget to get a divorce; lobola is customary marriage."
Watch the TikTok video below:
See the poem she posted on TikTok about marriage:
3 Briefly News articles about short marriages
- An emotional woman detailed her husband's infidelity, claiming he left two months after they got married and had not been back.
- A young lady shared a video compilation of her as a makoti for just three months, displaying a gorgeous and happy wife, prompting viewers to ask what led to the fallout.
- A heartbroken woman shared a post apologising to her late mom for her marriage that lasted for seven months, adding that she went back to her dad's house.
Updated by Hilary Sekgota, Human Interest HOD at Briefly News.
Source: Briefly News
