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Nga's Story

 

I am from Ha i Phong, which is near Ha Noi. In the village, if the matchmaking with a foreigner is successful, we have to pay $1,000 to the brokers. I also did with the money borrowed from a bank and my mom made a contract with the bank on condition that she would pay off the debt within 6 months. The Vietnamese broker said that my husband can pay back the money on behalf of me because he earns a quite big amount of money. However, when I told this to my husband, he got terribly angry and said that he already paid all money that he had to, so there's no money to be paid more. He was also complaining that Vietnamese women are always 'money' 'money' 'money'. We have given our house as security for the loan. Interest is piling up. Worrying about my parents in Vietnam , I asked my husband to refund the debt. Otherwise, I wanted to work and send some money back home on my own. However, he did not allow me to do it. I do not know what to do.