1. Entella

Entela is a woman who lives outside Albania and has been in a marital relationship for seven years. The problems have been present since early on, mainly economic and bureaucratic, but she had never had doubts about her husband's loyalty. During her pregnancy, she noticed strange messages on his phone, which he denied. She passed it off as a moment of misunderstanding.

Later she discovered that he was communicating with sex workers. She forgave him, thinking it was an isolated mistake. But just a few months ago, after a regular outing with her husband's friends, she found photos of other women in hotel rooms on his phone. Then he admitted the truth. At that time, Entela was pregnant again, but after the emotional burden, the pregnancy ended in miscarriage.

Since then, their relationship has been ambiguous. Her husband acts like a repentant person, but he also uses emotional blackmail. Entela no longer feels confident, neither in him nor in herself. She no longer finds security and is uncertain how she will raise a child alone.

2. Echo 

Jehona is originally from Kosovo and lives in Switzerland. She spent 14 years in a controlling and abusive relationship with an older man. He manipulated her, limited her education and social life, and used physical and psychological violence. Although she stayed close to him for years, trying to change him, the relationship remained toxic.

The birth of a child after several years of cohabitation found her in a depressive state that continued for more than two years. Recently, she has again discovered signs of betrayal by her partner. She feels that she no longer has feelings for him, but because of the child and the pressure from her family and her husband's, she is unable to end the relationship. Her main fear is the manipulation of the child after the separation and loneliness.

3. Besa 

Besa is in a relationship with a man who has great intellectual values, but a marked lack of emotional sensitivity. He has suffered from depression since adolescence and has a nihilistic attitude towards life. Their relationship began with great mental closeness, but they gradually drifted apart emotionally and physically. They have been in individual therapy for five months, while couples therapy has been left as a last resort.

Problems in the relationship include a lack of sex life (three times in three years), a lack of desire to have a child, and increasingly poor communication. Although there is no violence or manipulation, the relationship is cold and static. She feels that it is no longer a relationship of partners, but an empty cohabitation.

4. Suzy 

After 20 years of marriage, Suzi decided to separate from her husband, who had problems with alcohol, gambling and irresponsibility. He had previously emigrated and there he began a life completely separated from his family. Suzi raised the two children alone until they were reunited abroad, but when she saw the reality in which her husband lived, she finally decided to send him away.

Despite the separation, he stalked her and became violent, forcing her to get a protection order. Her darkest moment came when, after a verbal outburst from her husband, she attempted to harm herself. Her daughter stopped her, which later became the reason for her to move forward. Today, the children have no relationship with their father and live only with him. She admits that the idea of ??being alone scares her, but says that the choice she made was the only one possible.

5. A father's story 

A New York man confessed that his most difficult breakup was not with his wife, but with his daughter. Although he had a good relationship with the child during the marriage, after the separation, he felt that she was leaving, at least physically. He had made an effort to maintain the relationship, not creating conflicts with his ex-wife and devoting himself completely to his daughter.

He says the relationship gradually deteriorated due to the intervention of his ex-partner's family, who manipulated and isolated him. According to him, his wife was silent and unwilling to make decisions independently. His plan is to maintain contact and, when the girl is an adult, invite her to live with him in America.

In all the stories, the common denominator is the lack of equality, violence (psychological or physical), emotional control and the inability to communicate honestly. The stories show the reality of a generation that, despite the difficulties, is trying to find the courage to leave relationships that no longer work.

On "The Dalina Show," these stories were not told to elicit pity - but to bring a sobering insight into what happens behind the scenes of many marriages that seem ordinary from the outside.

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