Tina is ready to be a mother. But she couldn’t prepare herself for the elaborate deceptions of her baby’s father. If you would like to reach out to the Betrayal Team, email us at [email protected] and follow us on Instagram at @betrayalpod See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What led Tina to a shocking pregnancy?
A friend of mine described it really well. She said, it's not like he's a catch me if you can type person. He actually lies to make himself as normal as possible. Just like your average bloke. And it's true. His facade was authenticity.
I'm Andrea Gunning, and this is Betrayal, a show about the people we trust the most and the deceptions that change everything. Tina Maya is a successful e-commerce consultant in the UK. In 2016, a casual romantic fling turned her entire world upside down. It showed her a dark side of humanity. One that she'd never seen before.
There's definitely an element of control. He can walk away, but he can remotely control the rest of your life.
Her story is also one of community. Along the way, she found a group of other women who'd been deceived and betrayed by the same man. Tina's become their spokesperson. And the spokesperson for a much larger story. Tina was raised to be opinionated and strong-willed.
So I was born in Iran, actually, before the revolution. We came here in 1978. And I grew up in southeast England, so... very green, leafy parts of the world.
When she graduated from university, she traveled and spent years living abroad.
I went to Australia and Thailand and India as well, a lot of places, Costa Rica, you know. I spent a lot of time sort of building my career and living life.
In the 90s and 2000s, Tina was early to adopt the Internet's potential, especially for commerce and online retail. She made a career working in digital sales. That ended up taking her to New York City, where she met her husband. By her mid-30s, they welcomed a son, Leo.
He was an incredible baby, and I really enjoyed becoming a mother. But her husband, on the other hand, struggled. He wasn't a very hands-on father. It was just me over me against the world for a while.
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