At just 24 years old, I already feel broken, hurt, and deeply regret getting married. To be honest, I never knew marriage could be this difficult. I’ve been a wife for two years, and we have a beautiful baby girl who is now two. I feel our marriage is too young for troubles but that’s exactly what we have. There’s no peace at all in my home.

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My husband gets angry over the smallest things. Sometimes, he stays upset for days or even weeks without saying a word to me. When he finally decides to talk, he still won’t tell me what made him angry in the first place. It’s emotionally draining.

I am always living in silence and confusion. Always trying to guess what I did wrong every time he goes off. How long will I walk on eggshells around him?

I don’t feel seen. Even in bed, he only touches me when he wants sex. Apart from that, he acts as if I’m invisible. I miss sleeping on his chest. It used to bring me comfort and peace, but now, even that has lost its appeal.

Right now, I don’t have a job. I resigned due to unavoidable circumstances, and things have been really hard. When I ask him for money to help with basic needs, he would give me half and tell me, “Raise the other half.”

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It hurts because I thought marriage was about partnership and support. All I am facing is survival and emotional loneliness.

I am 24 while he is 27, yet sometimes it feels like I’m the only adult in this marriage. I am trying to keep everything but I am slowly falling apart inside. If I had known these things, I wouldn’t have gotten entangled in all this.

—Mona

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