Reality is sometimes stranger than fiction. And in a bizarre turn of events, a Brazilian influencer and model named Suellen Carey made the headlines last year for marrying herself after struggling to find a suitable partner. And now, a year later, she is back in the news– this time for filing a divorce from herself. Yes, you read that right!

Initially, Suellen Carey’s sologamy– which is an act of marrying oneself– was quite appreciated by people. The reason: Her unconventional marriage with herself was considered a bold and beautiful act of self-love and independence. self-love and independence.

However, a few months down the line, Suellen seems to be unhappy with her decision. Suellen put in a lot of effort for her sologamy to work out and she even went to couple’s therapy alone, however, she felt quite dissatisfied in her marriage, as per reports. She even felt lonely in her sologamy, which ultimately made her decide to quit and file for a divorce from herself.

In an interview recently, Suellen spoke about her experience of sologamy and what made her decide to call it quits. She said that she had very high expectations from herself, which she couldn’t meet and so she felt quite exhausted in her relationship. She also shared that she felt lonely on many occasions, which made her decide that she needed a real partner in life. “Self-analysis and reflection are necessary,” she further said. She also shared that her sologamy and commitment to self had their own challenges.

However, Suellen seems to have taken this tough decision in her life as an important lessons as she says that one should know when to end a cycle, if it isn’t working for you. This includes even a relationship or marriage with oneself.

According to reports, before deciding to divorce herself, Suellen had attended 10 therapy sessions to understand the challenges she was facing in her sologamy. She tried to understand her feelings and work on solving her issues. But she ultimately realised that she needed to end her marriage with herself, as it would help her heal and move on in life.

Though it has been a rough year for Suellen, she views her solomarriage as an important experience which helped her heal and understand herself better. And now, she seems to be open to finding a new love in her life.

The bizarre trend of sologamy
While Suellen Carey’s sologamy story is bizarre, she isn’t the only person who has married herself. In 2021, another woman named Cris Galera from Brazil had married herself in an act of self-love. However, 90 days later she also divorced herself as she found ‘someone special’ whom she wanted to get married to. In 2022, a woman named Kshama Bindu also made the headlines for becoming the first Indian woman to marry herself. As per reports, Bindu was inspired by a Netflix show to perform sologamy. Her reason: She wanted to become a bride, but not someone’s wife!