On our wedding day, Adam promised me that we would always be together, no matter what the future held.
All my life I believed that love was a sacrifice, that if I gave everything I had, the other person would do the same for me. When I met Adam, he was a young, ambitious lawyer, full of dreams and hopes for a better life. I fell in love with his passion, his determination. I believed that together we could achieve anything. But I never thought that when he reached the top, I would be left at the bottom.
On our wedding day, Adam promised me that we would always be together, no matter what the future held. I was on a good career path at the time – I worked for a large company as an interior designer, and my clients appreciated my creativity. But when Adam got a job offer in Warsaw, I had to make a decision. It was clear that his career had greater potential. I left everything – my job, my friends, my hometown – to be with him.
„Honey, I promise it will pay off. When I succeed, I will make it all worth it&ndquo; – he said, hugging me tightly.
Believe me, I wanted to believe.
The beginnings in Warsaw were difficult. Adam worked day and night, building his reputation, and I took care of the house. I wanted to go back to work, but he convinced me that I should wait. & bdquo;A little longer, honey, when I stabilize the situation, it will be easier for you to find something in your profession– he said.
I waited. A year, two, five. I waited because I believed in his promises. During that time, I became his support system – I prepared his meals, listened to his problems, organized meetings. I was his shadow, always there, ready to help.
And then the day came when everything started to change. Adam was promoted to partner at the law firm. He started coming home late, telling me less and less about his work.
Expensive suits appeared, new acquaintances, meetings that I knew nothing about. He explained it as stress, tiredness. I didn't want to be the wife who doubted her husband, so I stayed silent.
But one day I found something I couldn’t ignore – a jewelry receipt. An expensive, elegant bracelet I’d never seen before. When I asked Adam about it, he smiled and said, “
& bdquo; It’s a gift for a client. No big deal.”
I wanted to believe him. But then I started noticing more – messages on his phone that he didn’t want to show me, perfume on his shirt that I didn’t buy for him.
The truth came out during one of our rare evenings together. He was sitting at the table when I decided to ask the question that had been on my mind for a long time.
– “Adam, are you cheating on me?”
He looked at me as if he had been waiting for this question for a long time.
– “Ania, we need to talk. I don't want to cheat on you any longer.”
His words were like a blow. He told me that he had fallen in love with another woman, a colleague from work, who „understood him” and „shared his passion”. He added that our marriage had burned out, that we were no longer a good match.
– „It's because I gave up everything for you!– I exclaimed, feeling tears welling up in my eyes. – „I gave you my life, Adam! And you're telling me we're not compatible?!”
– „I didn't ask you to do that– he replied coldly. – „It was your decision.”
Those words were like the final nail in the coffin of our relationship.
Today I'm sitting in an empty apartment that used to be our home. Adam moved out, taking all his stuff with him, as well as the dreams we built together. I'm starting over – looking for a job, trying to find meaning in a life that seems so empty now.
Sometimes I wonder if it was worth it. Should love really cost so much? I know one thing – I will never give myself to someone who can't appreciate my sacrifice. Because even though I lost everything, I regained something that was most important to me – the belief that I deserve something better.
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