I don't know what to do. I have tried to make my parents understand that I do not love him nor want to marry him but they will not listen.
I am going to have an arranged marriage that my parents have planned for me; I hardly know him and yet I am supposed to spend the rest of my life with him. My friends can marry whoever they want without the fear of being judged and shamed. Why can't I have the same? I want the chance to live my life the way I want it; I want to travel, study and have fun while I can. I will not have this chance if I marry.
How am I expected to marry and spend the rest of my life with a man that I do not love? It feels like I am talking to a brick wall. My parents listen but do not hear what I have to say. They respond by saying that it is the right thing to do for my family. I understand that but isn't it also important to do what's right for myself? I have thought of every possible way out of this but nothing will work.
I don't know what to do, it doesn't feel like I have a choice. I must get married for my parents, whether I am happy or not.
KC
Well done! A good effort here, a very real dilema for many. Perhaps you could reflect on the husband-to-be's view? Or perhaps a another post a few years on looking back?
ReplyDeleteA really good diary entry, you have captured well the feelings of the person!
ReplyDeleteI would like to see her parents feelings, and why they want her to have an arranged marriage.
Well done!