“I am happily married now with a great husband and two amazing kids. However, I had to go through so many risks and ordeals in my life to find my soulmate. Several years before my marriage, one of my friends  gave me the phone number of a young man. I guess he already had my number by then as he called me a few days after I saved his number on my phone. He sounded nice so I started talking to him every day with my feelings growing for him each time I talked to him. We talked for seven months, however, did not meet in person. I was such oblivious and naive that I agreed to marry him only through the conversations I had with him over the phone. He visited my home and asked my family for permission to marry me. My family completely disagreed as they did not know anything about him. However, as I was blind in love, I hated my family’s decision, did not agree a bit with them and ran away with him.

 We stopped at Gorkha during my journey with him. He told me that he had to go home to visit his family at first and promised me that he would return soon. I stayed in Gorkha with a few other women and waited for him for uncountable number of days. Each day my heart would hope he would return and that I would see him on the road leading to my small home, coming back to me. He did not come back, neither he called me since he went. A woman with whom I was living knew him well and told me that he was already a married man. I was so shocked, it felt like I fell from the sky, I was such ashamed of myself. Somehow, I managed to add up the courage to inform my family about this. They were graceful enough to call me back, however, I stayed on due to my own guilt and stupidity. .

 I cried over my decision to run with my everyday with so much of regret.  I was confused and blank and did not know what to do. Time healed my would and with each passing day I consoled myself. Later on, I also started working as a laborer with all the other women there. One day during my work, I ran into my husband as we was there for work too.  We became good friends soon. I realized that with time he started liking me and asked me to marry him. However, I got scared at first because of the worse experience I had with another man. One day I told him everything about my past, and to my surprise, he told me he had chosen me for his lifetime, and my past didn't matter to him.  I was still very confused in my mind and could not prepare myself to step ahead and accept his proposal. Then, one woman from his village told me that he is a nice guy and has not married yet. He would keep me very happy. The information came as beautiful fresh air for me relieving me so much. I agreed to marry him a few days later. .

 My experience has made me belive even strongly that everything happens for a reason in our lives, and the reason is for our best. I never thought I would get married again, but God had different plans for me. So here I am todayhappy, wise, and cheerful. I love my husband and kids so much and I have a lifetime of love with them.” Sumitra Chepang, Chitwan