‘I married a prisoner – individuals suppose I’m determined however I do know it is real love’

A lady who married a lag midway by way of his 30-year jail sentence says the one motive she will get criticised for her determination is “because she’s a bigger woman”.

Bleu and her husband JB had a really uncommon wedding ceremony. The ceremony was carried out over the telephone as a result of the groom is serving a jail sentence. “There was no exchanging of rings or anything,” Bleu defined, however insists that she couldn’t be happier.

JB fell for Bleu after overhearing her voice whereas one in all her buddies had been speaking to his cellmate on the telephone. But she was sceptical at first: “When they introduced us, I was not for it, but I ended up falling in love with him.”

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Bleu accepts that she’s obese, and needed to make that clear to JB earlier than they made any form of dedication.

“As a bigger woman,” she informed the Love Don’t Judge podcast, “I was still very self-conscious about putting myself out there. I made sure I sent him a picture from every angle.

“I let him know my weight, my height and his response back to me was ‘You’re beautiful, I don’t care what size you are’.”

Bleu says that many individuals assume she’s determined and is simply occupied with JB as a result of she will’t get a person who isn’t in jail. She mentioned: “I get the traditional stereotypes, ‘he’s utilizing you for the cash, you haven’t any self-respect, you’re delusional’.

“I’m not naive to the stereotypes. I feel the one motive I get the criticism I do is as a result of I’m an even bigger girl.

“I’ve seen other prison wives and if they’re skinnier, prettier, more societally attractive, they’re considered ‘ride or die’ but because they see me I’m automatically considered dumb and stupid.”

The couple don’t know once they’ll be capable of dwell collectively.

“He was sentenced to 30 years on the age of 17,” Bleu said.

“He’s done 11 so far and he has to do 15 to be eligible for parole, which is going to be February 2028.

“If that is denied then every six months after that he comes up for review, so there’s no telling how much time he has left.”

In the meantime, they talk every day, and Bleu is still hoping she can get her family to understand why she decided she had to get married to him.

“I think my biggest regret when getting married was the fact that my parents weren’t there,” she said. “I told them over the phone because I was scared of looking them in the eye and seeing the disappointment in my dad’s face.”

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