An ex-Mormon woman has opened up about her regret over letting her religion skew her understanding of love - detailing how she ended up married and divorced by age 24 after being made to feel as though she was 'unworthy' if she didn't tie the knot at a young age. Kristjana Hillberg, 32, from, says she always felt undeserving of love and happiness while she was a part of the Mormon church, but it wasn't until she got married at 21 that she realized it was actually the rigid religious values she once held so close, were making her feel inadequate.From a young age, Kristjana was taught that a Mormon woman's role in life was to settle as an obedient housewife. Gender stereotypes that pushed men as breadwinners and women as homemakers were forced onto and caused her to believe that's all she could ever be.
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