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Episode 149: Groomed for an Abusive Arranged Marriage: Alyssa Wakefield's Story Part 1

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The Only Way Is to Meet This Guy, the Sun Is Like Seven Years Older Than Me

"I am an entity of my own, controlled completely by what i have been taught," she says. "My dad truly believes he is protecting me in the most godly, biblical, high standard way" She was told to meet her future husband at a conference but didn't know why dads were in charge. The girls all met up with their families - and it wasn't about them either. 'They continued to pursue this brother, pursuing me,' writes Bunmi. ‘There's a guy that's back home that's not permitting any relationship with this other young man'

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