Let Experience Teach You!
Your fear to confide in your parents may not be baseless but then, their reaction may not be quite as extreme as keeping you grounded you till you are married.You are a “24-year-old woman”, not some naive teenager.
Communicate to them that you have grown wiser with this experience in a relationship, and have every intension to use this wisdom to make better informed and more responsible decision now. They may first let off steam for a while, which is natural, given the circumstances and their social conditioning.
However, if you further communicate that you fully empathies with their feelings on the matter, it may make them a bit more supportive.Along with them, you could consider the option of a police complaint to restrain your ex-boyfriend from harming you in any way.A warning by the police followed by the complaint should send a loud and clear message to the buy about his unacceptable conduct.
Also, explore whether the rebel within you, who desperately wants to break free from an orthodox environment, is vulnerable to abusive relationships.Seek counselling to overcome this vulnerability, and learn from this experience, so that you don’t find yourself in a similar situation yet again.
It’s wrong to assume that only ‘happily married men’ cheat; wives stray too!First, the definition of happiness is relative.A man may have a wife, kids, car, apartment and a great job and yet have little communication with his spouse.Second, the primitive acquisitive instinct coupled with peer pressure often leads to casual conquests, especially in middle age.Often the man feels neglected when his wife’s attention is divided between him and the children-another reason for looking out of the nest for new interests!
Finally, the intimacy quotient between partners is significant.So lack of physical and emotional togetherness can lead to infidelity and casual affairs, making men look out for partners with whom they can share interests, comfort level as well as sexual chemistry!
