Beijing Escorts: Desperate expat housewives
Persistent loneliness is what pushed Martina over the edge. She had been battling with bouts of alcoholism for a while, but it was not until she left her life behind in New York City to move to Beijing with her husband that the disease would become crippling.
“All of a sudden I am an expat wife and I am not working,” said Martina, whose name has been changed to protect her identity.
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To many, the lives that expatriate wives lead in Beijing appear to be shrouded in luxury.
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Martina has been sober for six years. She found recovery after she began attending Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) meetings in Beijing.
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Aside from AA, there are few resources in Beijing for women facing similar issues, which lead to or are often compounded by marital problems, according to Hyatt.
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“Some (men) go to prostitutes, some hook up with Chinese girls and so forth,” he said.
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