{"id":1264,"date":"2020-01-17T12:33:07","date_gmt":"2020-01-17T10:33:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/still-i-rise.co.za\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2020-01-17T12:33:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T10:33:07","slug":"chapter-14-deceit-after-divorce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/still-i-rise.co.za\/?p=1264","title":{"rendered":"Chapter 14 \u2013 Deceit After Divorce\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I felt like I was doing something wrong. I felt bad for hurting his feelings as he made me feel that I was having an affair.<\/p>\n<p>He said: <strong><em>\u201clook what you are doing and we are not even divorced yet. Disgusting.\u201d<\/em><\/strong> He made it clear exactly how he felt about my alleged infidelity. I was scared and anxious, I spoke to my mom and she said I should call the police. <strong>I didn\u2019t.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He bombarded me with messages wanting explanations for everything I said to someone else. He highlighted certain parts of my conversations and wanted me to explain. I stopped replying but he kept on calling and kept on messaging.<\/p>\n<p>After a few days he asked if I am OK and if he should bring something for my neck and shoulders, he is sorry he hurt me. But he loves me. I asked him to leave me alone and he replied <strong>\u201cFuck No, you make things difficult and blame me\u201d<\/strong> Huh? What?<\/p>\n<p>He decided to send the guy a message telling him how crazy I am and that my actions are all about trying to make him jealous because I don\u2019t want a divorce.<\/p>\n<p>The guy refused to speak to me and he was ecstatic. He told me <strong><em>\u201cwell its clearly for the best, now you know he was never that into you, I did you a favor.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I was absolutely defeated in every way possible, I thought I am never going to have a normal life, he will never allow me to move forward with anyone else. He will never let go.<\/p>\n<p>I decided to withdraw, I went back in my cocoon and stopped dating all together.<\/p>\n<p>Our court date was set for 7<sup>th<\/sup> August 2018.<\/p>\n<p>My mom decided enough is enough and she flew from Cape Town a week earlier to prepare me for this ordeal. She forced me to set boundaries and while I was scared, I went through with it. This angered him.<\/p>\n<p>My mom never knew that he had physically abused me, she only knew about the tracker and his obsession, and she did all this to protect me.<\/p>\n<p>The day arrived and the divorce is finalized, no drama, no resistance.\u00a0 I feel nothing, he said he was sad. He asked if we could have lunch and if I could go with him to view a place he is interested in buying because I should have a say. My son will also live there. 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