The
British Second Wives Club (The BSWC) was founded by Linda in March 2005.
She
says "When I met my husband to be in 2001, he was recently
separated and living in a rented room. His divorce was a very
long drawn out affair and he faced many problems, many
of them connected with child contact.
I supported him through the
divorce and countless Court hearings and, although it had nothing to do
with me (or so I thought), I began to be dragged
into it all. I fully
understand what it is like being the partner of a man who has been married
before. You meet a man, you fall in love and suddenly you're dragged into
the middle of stressful and acrimonious exchanges when one of the parties
is demanding to know everything about your life, your finances and even
the value of the car you drive".
Linda searched for support hoping
to find other women who have had similar experiences but she couldn't find
anything. "I realised I
couldn't be the only woman living with a man who has been married before
but there was no support available anywhere" Linda says "I went from looking for
support for myself, to wanting to help others who are in the same
situation".
On March 1st 2005 The British Second Wives Club
was lunched and
immediately hit the headlines thanks to the very high profile April
Wedding of Prince Charles to his second wife Camilla. The BSWC has grown
steadily since its launch, offering its Members a supportive and
understanding environment to discuss and share their experiences of living
with a man who has been married before.
Linda says "On finding The BSWC, so many women expressed how relieved
they felt and how they took so much comfort in knowing they are not alone
and The BSWC is here to help and support them. There are so many elements
to being a second wife and in The British Second Wives Club we understand
them all, because we are all second wives".
Would you like to talk directly to
Linda, someone who understands exactly
how you feel? Linda offers Second Wife Coaching,
click here for more details.
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