Sara Al Madani

Like, what the hell is this?

This is not okay.

This is not what life is about.

And then you look at the relationships around you and you're like, no, no, something is off.

This became the norm.

But then one day you'd wake up and say, no, this still doesn't feel normal, although it happens every day.

I had to put my ego aside to understand the whole situation.

Why do I say ego?

Because in our culture, in our upbringing, you know how they say divorce is not the best thing, right?

It's frowned upon.

Even if I'm from the Middle East, even in the West, it's frowned upon.

So people stick in marriages and relationships because they fear what the outside would say about them.

Oh, she failed in the relationship.

And, you know, sadly, women get the blame most of the time.

My ego made me stay longer than I should because I was like, what will the family say?

What will the people say?

And then especially in the second marriage, when the same story started happening all over again, I was like, oh, my God, what do I do now?

Do I get divorced?

And people say she's done it twice.

My ego was not my amigo at that time.