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To escape my suffocating marriage, I staged my own death, faking a drowning in the sea. My husband, Edward Grant, didn't grieve. Instead, he looked relieved and immediately reached out to Tina White, the woman he always loved. The moment the three-year mourning period was up, Edward rushed Tina to the city hall, ready to make it official. But the clerk, staring at the computer screen, interrupted their happiness with a serious look. The clerk said, "Sir, please be serious. "According to our records, you're still married. Your spouse is listed as alive." The candies Edward held slipped from his hand, scattering across the floor.