My Mother Wants to Force Me to Marry a Man I Don’t Love – Anonymous Lady Shares

I never thought I would be this confused about marriage. Like every other girl, I used to dream of walking down the aisle with someone I truly love, someone I could call my best friend. But right now, that dream feels like it’s slipping away from me.

My mother wants me to marry a man I don’t love.
He is rich, educated, and comes from a respected family. To everyone else, he is the perfect husband material. My relatives keep praising him, telling me how lucky I am. Even my friends think I am exaggerating when I say I don’t feel anything for him. But deep down, I know my truth, I don’t love him.

Whenever he calls me, I force myself to sound excited. When he takes me out, I feel like I am sitting across from a stranger. There’s no connection, no spark, nothing that makes me imagine a life with him. I have prayed, I have tried to convince myself to feel something, but it is just not there.

I tried telling my mother how I feel. She brushed it off and told me, Love will come later. What matters is security and stability. Do you want to waste your youth with a man that has no future? She believes this marriage is my ticket to a better life ,not just for me, but for the whole family.
And maybe she is right in her own way. I know my mother has sacrificed a lot for us. She wants the best for me. But what about my happiness? What about the long years I will have to live with a man I don’t love?
Some days, I feel like giving in just to please her and avoid being called stubborn or ungrateful. Other days, I want to run far away and live my own life, even if it means disappointing everyone.
Right now, I am stuck between choosing myself and choosing my mother’s dreams for me. And honestly, I don’t know what to do.