Good day, amazing people of the Hive Blockchain. Welcome back to my blog. It is another edition in the #hiveghana community. I am so delighted to participate in this week's prompt. Love vs. family.
As a single lady who has really been searching for a better half, I finally meet someone who understands, supports my career, and loves, cherishes, and respects me, and he completes me. In him I see the future; the world will be perfect with him. He is all I have been looking for. Introducing him to the family, all I receive from my family is rejection of my better half.
What will I do if this happens to me?
It is not going to be the best moment for me. I didn’t expect that from my family member. Of course, I will be hurt. Any ideas will be running through my mind to run away with him or, better still, go ahead and marry him without my family’s support. I love my better half, and I also love my family. I would not like to live the rest of my life full of regret, creating enmity between my family. I will call my family to have a proper conversation with them to know why they don’t like my suitor. I will not raise my voice at them no matter how hurt I may be. My people will always say that what an elder sees while sitting down, a child can’t see it even if they climb the highest mountain. Most times we are blinded by love.
For me, one of the reasons why my parents will reject my suitor is tribe. According to my tradition as a first daughter, we don’t marry out. Even if I try to tell my family reasons why they should allow me to marry him, they will decline. I will try to explain things with them, telling them the reasons why they should allow me to marry him. I see a future with him; with him, I canbe able to build a future. I will tell them to give him a chance, and they will not regret having him as a son-in-law, for if I have explained things with my family and they still decline, At this point I think I have the right to select who I will spend the rest of my life with. I know that my family will not support the marriage; they may go as far as not coming to my marriage, but with time they will come around.
It is very hard to find true love, and when I finally see one, all my family is after is the tribe. We are in a new era, and I have the full right to make decisions for myself when it comes to who I will spend the rest of my life with. I can’t just let go of someone who truly understands what love is about, all in the name of tradition. I will try my best that my partner keeps doing the things he should do for them as a son-in-law. I know it is not going to be easy to win their hearts, but with time they will come around. Blood, they say, is thicker than water; they will come around.
The worst thing that will happen to me in life is marrying the wrong person. I will never let my better half go; I will stand with him as far as we will be able to withstand any pressure coming from my family. It will not be easy, but my peace of mind and total well-being are very important to me.
If you meet your better and your family rejects him or her, what will you do? Will you run away with the partner, convince your family, ignore them, or leave your partner? What will you do? I will be glad to read your thoughts on this post. Leave a comment in the comment section.
This is my entry on the weekly prompts #hiveghana topic of love vs. family.
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