A person who has difficulty meeting new people due to trauma from domestic violence appeared on "Anything is Possible."
On the broadcast of KBS Joy "Anything is Possible" episode 316 that aired on the 12th, a guest who is a 16-year veteran real estate agent appeared.
The guest, who said they divorced three years ago after severe domestic violence, noted, "As three years have passed since the divorce, people around me tell me to meet a good person," and added, "I have settled into my job, but I felt emptiness and loneliness, so I thought about meeting someone new. However, the more I meet someone, the more I began to worry about the other person's flaws before getting close. I became afraid to meet new people due to the trauma."
Lee Soo-geun asked, "If you divorced due to domestic violence, it must have been difficult," inquiring about the past situation. The guest replied, "I lived with my husband for 22 years. In the early years of our marriage, he did not directly inflict violence, but he would throw and break things after drinking."
Explaining that her husband became involved in bad influences from about 8 to 9 years into their marriage, the guest said, "I contacted my husband several times to come home. After that, I was putting the child to sleep in the room when he suddenly came in and resorted to violence, asking why I kept interrupting him while he was playing." She added, "Although he never struck my face, my ribs were broken four times."
Seo Jang-hoon asked, "How did you manage to live together?" and Lee Soo-geun also inquired, "For the kids?" The guest replied, "Yes. I thought that I had to take responsibility for my children and protect my home until I die."
The guest continued, "Maybe because I grew up in a conservative family, I thought there had to be a father in the home, and if I wanted to live well, I had to protect my family." She stated, "I decided to divorce after witnessing my husband hitting my 11-year-old son." She explained that her ex-husband came home drunk and, after being rejected when he tried to talk to his son by saying, "I don't like talking when I'm drunk," he threw a frying pan and engaged in violence against her son.
The guest noted, "I was busy with work, and after a few days it would get better, so I told him, 'Don't use violence until the kids are grown and independent,' giving him one last chance, but the abuse continued," and eventually said they got divorced.
Currently, the guest's eldest child has become independent after employment, while the second child is in their second year of high school and is living with the guest.
Finally, the guest expressed, "I am afraid that there may be flaws that I do not know of if I become close to someone new." In response, Seo Jang-hoon said, "There is no need to fear that situation. You are still too young to not even start. So, make sure to meet someone through introductions and don't give your heart away too quickly," offering realistic advice.
"Anything is Possible," which airs every Monday night at 8:30 p.m. on KBS Joy, can be viewed on LG U+tv channel 1, Genie tv channel 41, SK Btv channel 53, and the KBS mobile app 'my K.' The channel numbers for local cable can be checked on the KBS N website.
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