Temitope
Temitope Akinola
My family and I have always had a rough past and things did not get any better when I was married four years ago. Almost every member of my family disapproved of my choice for a wife and, after some time had gone by, I eventually lost contact with the majority of my family.
Instead of offering me comfort at the loss of my family, my wife and her family have been rude and unaccommodating. My family is very wealthy and my wife's mother once commented that my wife should have married one of my brother's instead, seeing as how my brothers still remain in contact with the family.
A friend of mine came to visit one day and could not help but notice how my wife's family was constantly putting me down and comparing me unfavorably to some of my work associates who are doing better financially than I am. Throughout all of this abuse, my wife and her family have also been encouraging me to try and reconnect with my family and get back on speaking terms with them. My wife and her family do not know that the final straw for my family was my marriage.
As I was walking my friend to his car, he commented that it sounded to him like my wife and her family were more interested in my family's money than in me. This friend has been a trusted confidant for years and his words did not fall on deaf ears. I also had suspected that my wife and her family were much more interested in my family's money than in my happiness.
The situation became more complicated when my father passed away last month. I recently found out that he had left me an inheritance that would be more than enough for my wife and I to live on for the rest of our lives. But I have not mentioned the inheritance because I do not believe in the strength of our marriage.
We have no children and the constant abuse from my wife and her family has caused me to feel more distant from her than ever. I am starting to think that my best move would be to end this marriage and move on with my life in financial comfort.
Instead of offering me comfort at the loss of my family, my wife and her family have been rude and unaccommodating. My family is very wealthy and my wife's mother once commented that my wife should have married one of my brother's instead, seeing as how my brothers still remain in contact with the family.
A friend of mine came to visit one day and could not help but notice how my wife's family was constantly putting me down and comparing me unfavorably to some of my work associates who are doing better financially than I am. Throughout all of this abuse, my wife and her family have also been encouraging me to try and reconnect with my family and get back on speaking terms with them. My wife and her family do not know that the final straw for my family was my marriage.
As I was walking my friend to his car, he commented that it sounded to him like my wife and her family were more interested in my family's money than in me. This friend has been a trusted confidant for years and his words did not fall on deaf ears. I also had suspected that my wife and her family were much more interested in my family's money than in my happiness.
The situation became more complicated when my father passed away last month. I recently found out that he had left me an inheritance that would be more than enough for my wife and I to live on for the rest of our lives. But I have not mentioned the inheritance because I do not believe in the strength of our marriage.
We have no children and the constant abuse from my wife and her family has caused me to feel more distant from her than ever. I am starting to think that my best move would be to end this marriage and move on with my life in financial comfort.
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