Confession: Stained undies and a 'dying' marriage

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Every Thursday around this time, we detail some of the wildest confessions from the streets of Mzansi. We get YOU to weigh in on your unfiltered thoughts.

Anonymous said: "I used to think marriage was the dream, flowers, surprise dates, happily ever after. What a joke. Now my life is an endless cycle of cooking, cleaning, and picking up his disgusting stained underwear off the floor. Ladies, if you think being a housewife is glamorous, wake up. There’s nothing dreamy about losing yourself in someone else’s mess. And to top it off, we can’t even have kids, so what’s left? Nothing. Absolutely nothing to look forward to.”

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30 Oct 2025 English South Africa Society & Culture · Personal Journals

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