Living in regret: ‘I wish I lived my truth as a lesbian’

Martha Malindisa said she was scared of coming out and chose to live a life that she thought was socially acceptable and now she regrets.

Photo: Sinenhlanhla MasilelaA woman who spent her life adhering to societal norms now regrets not living her truth, as following what she thought was right has made her life unbearable.

After completing matric, the 37-year-old left her home in Verena, Mpumalanga, to find work in Gauteng, where she secured a job as a cleaner at a shopping complex in Pretoria. When asked if lobola had been paid, Malindisa explained that he only paid half when trying to win her back after a year-long separation. Despite this, the relationship fell apart again.

To improve her chances of finding employment, she didn’t return to Mpumalanga and is currently staying with an elderly relative in Soshanguve. “Had I started dating women from the beginning, I wouldn’t be in this situation. Even if I start now, my children are here for life. I still have to provide for them, and they’re depending on me because their father is useless,” she said, sounding frustrated.

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