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MAN STAYS IN A MISERABLE MARRIAGE BECAUSE HE IS AFRAID OF HIS MOTHER

I was making breakfast for my wife and children. As I cooked, I was filled with a sense of dread. I wasn’t sure how much longer I could remain in this marriage.

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My wife and I had been married for ten years, but for the last five it had been a living hell. She was constantly nagging me, belittling me, and treating me like I was beneath her. I had tried to talk to her about it, but she had refused to listen or take any responsibility for her behavior. I had tried to get her to go to counseling, but she had refused to go.

All I wanted was to be happy, but I felt like I was stuck in this miserable marriage because I was afraid of what my mother would do if I tried to get a divorce. My mother was an extremely religious woman and had made it clear to me that she would disinherit me if I ever got a divorce.

I knew that my mother was not an unreasonable person, but I was scared of her reaction.

I was also afraid of the stigma that would come with getting a divorce in my community. I was ashamed of myself for being so weak and not standing up for what I wanted.

The truth was, my wife was not the woman I had married. She had changed over the years, and I had tried to make it work, but I was exhausted and felt like I had no other choice. I was stuck in this relationship and it was destroying me.

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I knew that I should have the courage to make a change, but I was too scared to take the plunge. I was afraid of what people would think of me and what my mother would do. I was also afraid of the financial implications of a divorce.

So I stayed in this miserable marriage, day after day, feeling trapped and powerless. I had to pretend to be happy, while inside I was dying. I was living a lie, and it was slowly killing me.

I had reached a point where I was so desperate for change, that I was willing to take drastic measures. I was about to take a huge risk and leave my wife, when something unexpected happened.

My mother had a heart attack and passed away. With her death, the fear of her disinheritance was gone. I had finally been given the freedom to make a change.

I decided that I had to take a stand for myself and leave my wife. It was a difficult decision, but I knew it was the only way I could find happiness again.

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I finally had the courage to make the change I had so desperately wanted. I got a divorce, and for the first time in years, I felt free.

My mother’s death had been the catalyst that allowed me to find the strength to make a change. I was grateful that I had been given the chance to start fresh and find the happiness I had been searching for. I had finally been able to break free from my miserable marriage and start a new life for myself.

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