Married my cousin, now I don’t even know him
We got married fast, straight from the engagement, because anything else would’ve brought shame on both families. My mom kept saying 'what will people think?' and I just… went along with it. We barely spent time alone before the wedding. Now we’re living together in Marseille and it’s like I’m sharing a home with a stranger. He’s not abusive or anything, but we don’t talk. Like, really talk. He prays, works, comes home, watches TV. I try to make conversation and he just says 'everything’s fine' and changes the subject. I thought I’d feel safer being married, but I’ve never felt more alone. I can’t tell my parents how I feel — they’d say I’m being ungrateful. He’s not a bad guy, yani… but I don’t even know who he is. And I’m starting to wonder if I even know who I am anymore.
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