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AlphaCentauri

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Mon Nov 26, 2012, 12:15 PM Nov 2012

After 19 years, Belgian finds out his wife was a man [View all]

A 64-year-old Belgian man wants to have his marriage annulled after he discovered that his Indonesian wife of 19 years had been born a man and had later undergone a sex change.

The man, named Jan, married Monica in 1993 despite legal difficulties raised by the Belgian immigration authorities, the Telegraph reported.

But it was only recently that he discovered that his 48-year-old wife had originally been a man.



"I feel I've been assaulted," he told the Het Nieuwsblad newspaper.

"I brought her to Belgium. That was not easy. The Belgian courts had serious doubts about the authenticity of her birth and her identity papers, but eventually they accepted it anyway. I thought she was an attractive woman, all woman. She had no male traits," the Telegraph quoted him as saying.

http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/after-19-years-belgian-finds-out-his-wife-was-a-man-297560

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After 19 years, why get upset now? jberryhill Nov 2012 #1
lol quinnox Nov 2012 #3
OMG, both are cute you have to say and they do make a nice couple. Did you ever southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #5
No idea jberryhill Nov 2012 #6
sure do. southernyankeebelle Nov 2012 #11
I love this! liberalmuse Nov 2012 #8
Apparently they had started falling out of love marshall Nov 2012 #19
Well that's a separate issue jberryhill Nov 2012 #21
Maybe it wasn't a gender issue demwing Nov 2012 #29
Wow! So unexpected. Baitball Blogger Nov 2012 #9
I have a problem with this ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #10
Regardless, it's better such a secret comes out before the relationship became real davidn3600 Nov 2012 #13
Taking it at face value.... jberryhill Nov 2012 #20
And disclosure ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #25
All relationships are based in a lie jberryhill Nov 2012 #30
There are lies that are told ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #31
Many people online are not who they say they are davidn3600 Nov 2012 #32
I completely agree ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #33
For $$$$ vankuria Nov 2012 #23
That person, unlike the wife in the OP, told the truth as soon as pnwmom Nov 2012 #14
I'm glad I finished my coffee. Historic NY Nov 2012 #15
He must have another floozy out there. Warpy Nov 2012 #27
ah , love CatWoman Nov 2012 #34
I don't blame him for being upset. Failure to disclose significant medical history is a major... slackmaster Nov 2012 #2
Breech of trust is a hard thing to overcome in a marriage Marrah_G Nov 2012 #4
And a non-starter/immediate disqualifier ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #26
I don't blame him Xyzse Nov 2012 #7
Yeah, awhile back my partner of many years ran off with a man. Zorra Nov 2012 #12
People can fall in love with anyone. MineralMan Nov 2012 #18
True, especially the life is always changing part. Zorra Nov 2012 #22
Yes. A lot of how we see things is due to how MineralMan Nov 2012 #28
Nobody's perfect CJCRANE Nov 2012 #16
I can't believe it took this long for this to show up! I must be getting old. nolabear Nov 2012 #24
Life's complicated. Stuff happens. MineralMan Nov 2012 #17
BFD - Who cares what gender, this, is a very stupid man IMO. What's he want, a refund on the RKP5637 Nov 2012 #35
No clue how I'd react in this situation, but I can't blame the guy. RedCappedBandit Nov 2012 #36
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