B2 – Upper Intermediate
There is an Indonesian woman who married a man that she met through a dating app. Ten months into the marriage, she discovered that her ‘husband’ is actually a woman even though they have been intimate several times. The ‘husband’ also claimed that they were a doctor but that was also a lie. Now, the wife is suing her ‘husband’ in court for falsifying their qualifications as a doctor but not about their gender.
Let’s read the article below to learn more about the wife who found out that her ‘husband’ is a woman.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/wife-22-learns-husband-woman-10-months-marriage-intimate/
Discussion Questions:
- What was your initial reaction to this story?
- Do you think that what the ‘husband’ did should be punished?
- What would you do if your were in the wife’s situation?
- What was the biggest lie you’ve told in your life?
- What was the biggest lie ever told to you and by who? How did this change things between you and this person/these people?
- What are the common reasons married couples break up?