A 37-year-old woman wrote to us and shared her dramatic story. She complained that her fiancé had been hiding something very unpleasant from her, and she discovered it just before their wedding day. Her story shows that sometimes the past of our partners does matter, especially when they hide something important from us.
The woman was happy in her relationship with her fiancé.
A woman named Laura, 37, shared her personal story. She’s been dating Mike, a divorced man with two kids, for five years. Mike recently proposed to Laura, and she was very happy.
Laura said, “Our relationship has always been mature and without drama. We know what we want and work hard on our relationship. When Mike proposed, I was very happy. I’ve never been married before, but Mike seemed like the perfect partner.”
She added, “I respect Mike a lot, but I’ve never been in love with him. Our relationship was based on trust and a solid future, which was enough for both of us.”
Laura always knew about Mike’s open relationship with his ex-wife. But recently, Mike started coming home very late, claiming it was due to work. Laura believed him until she met one of his coworkers who said their big project had ended a month ago. Mike had been lying about working late.
When Laura confronted Mike, he admitted lying but said it was to earn extra money for a special wedding gift for her. Laura felt he was still lying but had no proof, so she let it go.
On his daughter’s birthday, they visited Mike’s mom’s house. Laura saw many photos of Mike and his ex-wife, including a recent one of them kissing, taken when Mike claimed to be working late. Laura realized Mike was secretly seeing his ex-wife, and his mom knew about it.
Laura canceled the wedding. Mike didn’t understand why, thinking their relationship was perfect. Laura confessed, “I realized I truly loved Mike, and his affair and lies hurt me deeply. I’d rather be sad for a while than spend my life with a cheater and liar.”
