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Joyce Banda

I got married at 22 and remained in an abusive marriage for 10 years. I made up my mind that that was never going to happen to me again. I made a brave step to walk out in a society when you didn't walk out of an abusive marriage. It was mental and physic

Joyce Banda

Marriage

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Joyce Banda is describing how she stayed in a harmful marriage for a decade before deciding firmly to leave and never endure such abuse again. She emphasizes the difficulty and courage it took to leave because, at that time, society strongly discouraged leaving an abusive marriage, making the experience emotionally and physically challenging.

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