The rain outside the window was gently blowing, and I sat quietly on the sofa in the living room, holding a warm cup of tea in my hand. Suddenly, I felt an indescribable heaviness in my heart, like rain piercing through a window and ticking against my heart. Maybe it's because of that decision, the choice that left me alone, I can't let go of it after all.
The tea in the cup gradually cooled, as if it cooled the anxiety in my heart. When I think back to my decision not to let my in-laws live with us, I thought it was a guarantee of family happiness, but now I start to doubt myself and wonder if such a commitment is worth it.
My name is Li Meng and I am a 32-year-old professional woman. I used to think that marriage is a matter for two people and should not be disturbed too much by the outside world. So, when I got married, I rejected the offer to provide for my in-laws and insisted on living an independent life with my husband. However, this insistence has now become a knot in my heart, entangled in my heart.
The cause was my own mother. Her father's death left her alone, and I could feel her loneliness and helplessness. She expected me or my brother to take her over for retirement, but my brother and his wife shirked the responsibility. I watched my mother become haggard day by day, and my heart was full of helplessness and distress.
Dream, can you take me over to live?I really can't stand the life of such a person. "Mom's voice was bitter, and I could feel the helplessness in her heart.
I tried to discuss with my husband that I could pick up my mother and live with me. However, he behaved coldly and resolutely. I was stunned by the conditions he proposed, it turned out that my mother had given my brother the house and 250,000 yuan in savings, and I had nothing. On this ground, the husband refused to accept his mother and even asked for a divorce.
Dreams, we can't let an old man affect our lives. I needed a quiet environment and didn't want to be bogged down with a bunch of chores. There was resoluteness in my husband's tone, but I felt the ruthlessness behind his words.
At that moment, I felt as if I heard the sound of a broken heart. Divorce?I looked at him in alarm, not knowing if he was serious or if he was just trying to force me to compromise. However, there was resoluteness and ruthlessness in his eyes.
We don't have a common language anymore, and I need a free life. My husband's tone was cold, and I tried my best to keep it, but it didn't seem to help.
Is this how our relationship ends?I couldn't help but ask, and my heart swelled with endless reluctance.
The husband was silent for a while, but finally nodded, "Maybe, everyone has the right to pursue their own happiness." ”
I began to reminisce about the bits and pieces between us, what was once warm and sweet, but now so fragile. Our views and positions are becoming more and more opposed, and I seem to be the weakest in this debate. I suddenly felt selfish and conflicted, on the one hand, I wanted to protect my mother-in-law from the tedious housework, and on the other hand, I fell into a marriage crisis because of my mother's arrival.
At this turning point, I rejected my husband's offer of divorce. I tried to convince him that it was just a temporary dilemma and that we could overcome it together. However, in his eyes, I saw ruthlessness and determination. It was a battle I couldn't change, a fight I was alone.
I don't want to end our marriage like this. I said firmly, trying to salvage everything.
My husband just smiled faintly, "Dream, we don't have the previous relationship between us for a long time." Perhaps, separation is a relief for all of us. ”
I was stuck and helpless and didn't know what to do. I tried to find a balanced path where both my mom and husband were able to find their place in my life. However, everything seemed hopeless, and I felt a heavy heartache.
Dreams, you still have a choice. My husband stood up and looked at me, "I won't force you." ”
How did it end?I do not know. Maybe I'll choose to give up one of them, or maybe I'll choose to face it all silently alone. Leave an open-ended ending for the reader to imagine for themselves my decisions and consequences. In this complex and true story, I am just an ordinary woman trying to find her own happiness at the crossroads of life. Perhaps, this is just a turning point in my life, and I need to face a more unknown future.