Love can't fix what's broken: Celina Jaitly on 15 years of marriage

Actor Celina Jaitly recently spoke about her 15-year marriage to Peter Haag, describing a prolonged period of emotional and reported physical hardship. In November 2025, Jaitly filed for divorce at an Andheri court in Mumbai, citing domestic violence and abuse. These revelations came after years of public appearances and social media posts that portrayed a harmonious family life. Her disclosures now provide insight into her efforts to maintain the marriage and the circumstances that led to its dissolution.

Jaitly shared her reliance on writing as a means of coping with the difficulties she faced in her marriage. She stated, "#broken: Reality Behind All Things Beautiful.. A Marriage Lived in Letters of love, pain & survival. Thank you to thousands continue to share their stories with me...You asked me what is my biggest lesson in my 15 year old broken marriage? My biggest lesson is that: You cannot change someone by loving them harder, Love cannot fix what is already broken(sic)."

"For all who follow my writings know how I express myself best Something I used whenever I couldn’t speak, whenever I wasn’t heard. One of the ways I survived the many lows of my extremely difficult marriage was through writing. I have always expressed myself most clearly and honestly through written words. Through letters, I tried to elevate my husband’s ego, convey my love, reaffirm my commitment, and communicate the sincerity with which I approached my marriage and my family. These letters were an attempt to preserve the relationship, to heal fractures, and to hold the



marriage together for the sake of my husband and our children (sic)," she wrote.

As time passed, her writings began to reflect her lived experiences. Jaitly explained, "Over time, however, the nature of my writing changed. My letters began to reflect the reality I was living. They spoke of the abuse I was witnessing and enduring, the repeated silencing of my voice, the absence of being heard, and the persistent pattern of blame placed upon me. I wrote about being held responsible, again and again, for the hurt, the conflict, and the abuse directed towards me. These writings were not contradictions of abuse; they were records of it. I endured this marriage for 15 years by holding on to small fragments of love and intermittent moments of warmth, extending hope and commitment wherever I could, until even my words could no longer mask the reality of what I was living through (sic)."

"I endured this marriage for 15 years by holding on to small fragments of love and intermittent moments of warmth, extending hope and commitment wherever I could, until even my words could no longer mask the reality of what I was living through. My expressions of love were acts of endurance and survival, not evidence of the absence of abuse (sic)," she added.

"Most men & women in abusive marriages survive on small windows of hope, moments just enough to believe change is possible. They stay & continue to show love not because they are weak, but because hope, fear, responsibility & love are often the tools that keep them alive (sic)," she concluded.