When you're getting married to someone, you'd hope that you know a great deal about the other person.
But one bride-to-be claims to have just gotten the shock of her life after discovering that her fiancé, who she plans to marry in a few short months, is still married to his ex.
The anonymous woman has taken to the internet to share her upset after realising that they may now have to cancel their own wedding because of this - after spending £30,000 on it.
Writing in a post on Mumsnet, the woman explained that it was her partner's ex-wife that informed her they were still legally husband and wife.
She claims they separated over a decade ago, but had never actually bothered to go through the process of a divorce.
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Her fiancé claimed he couldn't remember if they were divorced or not, but she later got it confirmed they were still married.
He is said to have begun the legal proceedings for divorce earlier this year, but it now seems likely it won't be completed by their wedding date - something his partner suggests he's not too bothered about.
The bride-to-be writes: "I have been hassling him to call the company he’s using to manage it all last week and finally does so yesterday - he tells them that I am on his case about it, and then as it becomes apparent on the phone that we are unlikely to be able to get married, says he is about to waste £30k.
"I’m gutted - our invites went out this week, his comment about me being on his case (why isn’t he eager to get it sorted himself!) about how there was no mention of how much he wants to marry me - just that he will lose £30k."
She added: "I don’t know what to do or how to feel. I know we are lucky, but the £30k on the wedding isn’t much compared to income, so whilst it is a waste - he normally wouldn’t even bat an eyelid at it."
More than 400 people replied to the woman's post, with many very concerned about her partner's behaviour and urged her to leave him.
One person said: "You poor thing. He does not sound kind and loving. He also sounds as if he doesn't want to marry you. I can imagine that is very painful for you but I would not think someone who would speak of you so rudely is someone to be marrying. I'm so sorry."
Another wrote: "I would definitely be cancelling! And walking away from the relationship, to be honest. How can someone forget they didn't get divorced? That's not something you tend to forget."
Someone else posted: "I’m sorry but I don’t think he wants to marry you. He 'forgot' that he was still married? Rubbish."
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