šÆ After meeting my grandparents, my boyfriend refused to marry me ā I was shocked when I discovered the reason.
I met Alex in a bookstore. He had an interesting book in his hands, and I couldnāt help but ask if he was actually reading it or if he had just picked it for the cover. It was a simple beginning, but completely spontaneous.
We started dating, and a few months later, Alex proposed to me. We planned everything with great care. Before the big day, I organized a dinner so he could meet my grandparents.
I was certain they would love him and that everything would go smoothly. But just before dinner, I had to step out to take a phone call, and when I came back, I immediately felt the tension in the room. Something was off.
Alex couldnāt stay silent for long, and he finally said:
āListen, I love you very much, but I canāt marry you.ā
I was speechless, completely stunned. I couldnāt understand what could have happened in my absence to make him say such a thing.
When he told me the reason, I was in complete shockā¦
The rest of my story is in the article in the first comment ššš.
Alex had already met my grandparents.
They were responsible for a car accident that had taken the lives of his parents when he was only eight years old.
I had absolutely no idea.
It was too heavy for him to bear.
With a broken heart, he told me he couldnāt marry me ā that their presence brought back a pain he had buried for too long.
The next day, we called off the wedding.
He left to return to therapy and confront the ghosts of his past.
One day, I went back to the bookstore where it had all started.
Then, I rang his doorbell.
After all that time, he opened the door, his eyes filled with tears.
We talked. We cried.
He finally accepted that I wasnāt responsible for what had happened.
Maybe one day, heāll be ready to meet my grandparents again ā but not today.
We decided to rebuild our story.
