This is a story of how a man discovered that his wife was selling pictures of her feet to earn an extra income after noticing her lavish spendings on bags and jewellery.
I got married earlier this January of 2025 to a woman I met just a year ago through a matchmaker. After I turned 30, I realised I really wanted to start a family and dating was an exhausting process.
Through a recommendation of a friend, I reached out to a known Muslim matchmaker as I wanted a woman who shares spiritual aspirations as me. I admit it, I have strayed before in my faith when I was younger, but over the last few years since my Umrah I’ve been practicing to be a better Muslim.
When I first came across my wife’s profile, I was instantly attracted to her profile. She was smart, educated and was a devout and practicing Muslim. She dressed modestly but you can tell she was attractive.
She was a freehair when we first met, but chose to be a hijabi once we got married. We instantly clicked when we met, not only did we have similar goals for marriage but we also grew up in the UK for a couple of years in our childhood. The more I learnt about her, the more I knew I wanted to start a family with her.
Enjoying a luxurious lifestyle
We both have big dreams for our life, especially in terms of lifestyle. I’m not gonna lie there. We enjoy the finer things in life, be it brunches on weekends, or driving a nice car, we both love luxury. We both work, so it has always been something we can afford. Our parents chipped in for a downpayment for our first home, a townhouse condo not far from the city center.
I knew my wife’s taste in what she wears was also of the high end, even before we got married. She always wore heels and handbags with designer tags. I never questioned anything as I knew her family was well-off and she worked so it all made sense.
When we got married, she quit her job and decided to focus on getting pregnant. I was happy with this arrangement as we were both serious about starting a family. I am happy to support her and her lifestyle as she’s my wife and future mother of my children.
Suspicion first started when she went on a shopping spree a couple of months after quitting her job. She came home with 2 large Chanel bags, and new heels from Dior. I’m not one to control what my wife does with her money but I was suspicious because I know how much one of those bags can cost.
I also know that the money I give her monthly would not be enough to cover 2 of those bags on top of the other things she spends it on like makeup, skincare etc. I didn’t say anything and assumed it was from her savings which is her right to spend it on.
Then it happened again next month, and this time she got one of those Van Cleef bracelets. She proudly showed me because she was looking for a particular vintage design for ages and finally found a collector who had what she was looking for. In all this time, she never shares with me how much she pays and I also never asked.
I did start to wonder how much money she has and even if she was still getting money from her parents. One day I casually dropped a question about “Till what age was her parents supporting her” and she said it was only until university ended and then she was fending for herself, besides helping with big purchases like her car.
I kept wrecking my brain on how she could afford all of those luxuries every month, and if they were her savings, why would she spend them on jewellery and bags and shoes.
I never brought it up because money is always a sensitive issue and I really did not want to seem like I didn’t trust her. My suspicion was that she was still receiving money from her dad, or maybe she did some investments where the returns were being cashed out every month.
The truth revealed
For my birthday last month, she got us a vacation to Iceland, to see the Aurora Borealis northern lights. She got us first class tickets all the way from KL to Amsterdam and from Amsterdam to Iceland. She even pre-paid a couple of nights at the luxury glass domes where you can see the northern lights from your bed.
I’ve been talking about the northern lights being on my bucket list since I met her, in fact it’s been a dream of mine since I was a kid. This has probably got to be the best gift I have ever gotten in my life and even the thought of it makes me excited. However, at the back of my head, I kept thinking, “Where the hell is she getting this money from?”
When I opened the box with all the reservations and tickets, I couldn’t hold it back any longer and finally blurted out “But how could you afford this?” She kept saying “Don’t worry about it, baby, Alhamdullilah, God is good, God has blessed us.”
I kept insisting, saying how I really need to talk about this. It was a lot of money for this trip and I asked her if she was using up her savings from when she was working. I kept saying how we could have saved it for something we needed at this time.
She insisted she didn’t touch her savings. I begged her to tell me how she was getting this money – did she borrow from her dad, because I wouldn’t be able to enjoy a holiday on his expense. Again, she said no, don’t worry I used my own money.
I brought up the jewellery and the bags, and asked her how much she spent on those. She said yes it was a lot, but she didn’t touch any of her savings or borrow any money.
I said we need to be open about our finances with each other, because this was driving me crazy. I told her I don’t want to control what she buys and how she spends the money, but I was worried about her spending her savings.
She finally caved and told me the truth. She said she has a “side hustle” that she has been doing for a long while. Almost ten years now.
She said it might not be something that I approve of, but it brings her joy and makes her feel good, and she likes that she’s good at it, earning well from it. It took a long time to coax it out of her but she finally said it. She said she sells feet pictures.
The moment I heard it my heart dropped. It was worse than I could have ever imagined. She assured me it’s completely anonymous and that no one would ever know it was her. She said she started back in college, and never really had much time for it, until recently when she quit her job.
I asked her if she was communicating with men on the internet, and she said only if they had a personal request. She shared details of what type of pictures she takes – like stepping on certain things or picking things up with her feet, but they are all too disgusting for me to write.
Ever since that day, to be honest, it’s been hard to see her the same way. The future mother of my children. She said she really loves doing this, but would stop for me and our marriage.
She asked me to think about it and she understands it can be a lot to take in, but it was not cheating as she treats it strictly as business and she was open to show me the account. She said we could use the money for our future. It seems that my wife is gaining popularity on this website as her earnings are above 10,000 USD and growing.
I keep feeling like if I let this go on, I’m pimping my wife out. On the other hand, it’s something she enjoys and gets some sort of fulfilment. I need to decide if this is something I can live with, or if it’s eventually going to drive us apart as the way I look at her has already changed.
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