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An Indonesian man was shocked to discover just 12 days into his marriage that his wife was actually a man.

The 26-year-old groom had been dating this scammer for over a year only to finally find out she didn’t love him and was rather attempting to scam him out of money.

South China Morning Post reported that the revelation shocked the Chinese internet, with many left astounded that the couple had dated in person for a year before getting married in April. It was only when it came down to the dirty, that things started to unravel.

Amazingly, the ‘wife’ had managed to put off consummating the marriage for a whole year.

The husband, who used the alias AK, is from Naringgul, a region on the island of Java. He met the woman, Adinda Kanza, 26, on social media in 2023. They hit it off immediately and met in person as soon as they could. AK said Kanza always wore traditional Muslim attire that covered her entire face when they met, claiming to be a devout Muslim. AK said he respected the niqab as a sign of her devotion to Islam, probably assuming she would be a loyal wife, too.

The wedding was a modest ceremony at AK’s home on April 12, as Kanza said she had no family to attend. However, she did bring five grams of gold as dowry. Fortunately, they did not officially register their marriage certificate, anyway.

But that didn’t stop AK from being wholly shaken when he realised just who he had put a ring on. 12 days in, AK’s suspicions were spiking, as Kanza refused to communicate with his family and continued to wear her veiled attire at home.

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She also found every excuse under the sun to avoid intimacy, such as her menstrual cycle or feeling unwell, so they never had to undress together.

AK eventually decided to investigate, tracking down her supposed family address and discovering that Kanza was not an orphan as she had claimed, with both her parents alive and well. Nor was sha woman. It turns out, Kanza, or rather ESH, has been cross-dressing since 2020.

ESH later told the police that he intended to marry AK to steal his family’s assets.

The police even noted that ESH genuinely resembled a woman, especially when wearing makeup, adding: “His voice is somewhat high-pitched, much like a woman’s voice.”

ESH has now been arrested and detained, facing fraud charges under local law, which means he could face up to four years in prison.

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Meanwhile, “Poor AK, he has faced the distressing ordeal of being deceived in a relationship with a cross-dresser for more than a year and ended up losing both marriage and money,” said a sorry commentator.

I can imagine the poor man will struggle to trust anyone ever again.

[source:scmp]