Have you ever broken up with someone because of their family?

The Accelerated Engagement

I met my girlfriend Sarah at church and I swear it was love at first sight. My girlfriend’s parents arranged a marriage for us despite us only being together for two weeks. We developed feelings for each other, and it wasn’t long until she became my girlfriend. Things were great; I saw her as potentially the love of my life. But then I met her parents, and everything went south.

One of the first things her dad said to me was:

“The wedding is set for 3 months time. That should be adequate time for you to prepare to take our daughter’s hand in marriage.”

I chuckled, thinking this was just some joke, but he continued.

“My wife and I always dreamed of our daughter belonging to a good man, and you are one we are certain. Why wait?”

That’s when I realized he wasn’t joking. Him and his wife had arranged a marriage for us despite us only dating less than 3 weeks. Sarah seemed very calm when he said this.

Later that evening, I pulled Sarah aside to talk. I asked her if she knew anything about them wanting us to get married, and she looked shocked when I asked the question. She hesitated, then told me she didn’t think they expected us to marry so quickly. She went on to say that they planned it without her knowledge.

I asked her if her parents did that to any other guy she dated, and she said:

“Are you trying to accuse me of trapping you in a marriage? I told you I didn’t know why they said that. Can we just leave it at that?”

And that’s exactly what I did. We went back into the living room with her parents and watched a movie until it was time for me to go home.