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Former FLDS Member Who Took Down Warren Jeffs Appears On Oprah

Elisa Wall's testimony — about how she was forced, at 14 years old, to marry her first cousin, and have nonconsensual sex with him — is what helped send Warren Jeffs, leader of the Mormon fundamentalist polygamist sect, to jail. Today she was on Oprah to talk about her experience. She described her upbringing and the lack of education she received, particularly about her own anatomy. Even though she begged to not marry her cousin at a young age, she was forced to go ahead with it, and was given no information about what would happen on her wedding night, explaining that she had thought beds were only used for sleeping, and that the entire experience of consummating her marriage was incredibly traumatic. Clip above.

7:00 PM on Wed May 14 2008
By Tracie
10,471 views, 100 comments

Latest by TwiceShy: @bunni hop: I didn't know she had a book. For subjects like these I buy the book never read it, instead donate it to my local libray or a safe house my friend's wife works at. It is very difficult to watch clips I cannot imagine actually reading her accounts. more »

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Marriage Problems From The '30s To Today: It All Boils Down To Sex

In Sunday's Times of London, there was a feature on Britain's Marriage Guidance Council (MGC), now known as "Relate." The nonprofit MGC was founded in 1938 in order to help mend Britain's ailing marriages. The Times publishes some of MGC's case files from the '40s, and one caught my eye in particular. It is case No. 67, which tells the story of a 26-year-old artist and his wife. The wife has an illegitimate child who was fathered by a border — a naval officer — whom the family lodged. According to the caseworker, "The husband does not in the least resent what has happened, likes the other man and is very attached to his wife." The husband is not resentful, the caseworker reasons, because the husband suffers from an unspecified "sexual perversion" that stopped him from doing it with his wife. More »

2:30 PM on Tue Apr 15 2008
By Jessica
8,474 views, 117 comments

Latest by MysweetuntouchedMiranda: @TheFormerJuneBronson: I don't think that's superficial at all. It makes lots of sense. I wonder if the divorce rate increases when the economy tanks? Not to say that's the only reason to divorce at all - but money troubles combined with little to no sex can mean BIG trouble for more »