Back in college I dated a girl who seemed like the perfect match – same caste, religion, language, everything. I was studying at a top‑tier institute and had a good job later, but that doesn't matter now; I feel messed up mentally and career‑wise. It feels like my parents see my education and hard work as just a toy on their chess board.
I tried to talk to them about it, but they didn't agree.
I was spineless back then, lacking the maturity to realise I could make my own choices instead of always toe‑the‑line.
Time passed and she's no longer in my life. Now my parents keep pushing me to get married, but I'm in rebel mode, wondering why they ruined things for me.
My mind won't let me move on – it wants to rebel and make my parents suffer because they messed up my life, yet I also feel they don't care any more.
I'm stuck between parents who don't give a damn and a mind that refuses to move forward, and I'm getting older.
Nights are rough, my social circle is shrinking, and every marriage post or couple photo triggers me and I end up hurting myself.
I really don't know what to do.
What was the problem with those parents?
Sleep, yaar. You'll feel better in the morning.
At least now, stop living for what your parents want. Do what's right for you and your future. In ten years, they won't be around to decide for you. Your life is more than just pleasing or fighting them.
If you didn't fight for it, it wasn't real love – just an attraction. Chill and move on.