I met Marta, his future wife, during a family dinner.

Taken from real life. "My son broke off contact with me because I didn't accept his wife": And I just wanted him to be happy

I was ready to give up everything so that my son, Paweł, would be happy. He was my only child, my pride and joy. I raised him alone after his father left when he was only three. We were a team, he and I. Throughout all these years, I felt that I had managed to raise a good, honest man. So when he told me he was going to get married, I should have been happy. But something about the situation didn't leave me alone.

I met Marta, his future wife, at a family dinner. She was elegant, confident, but her gaze penetrated me. There was something in her manner that seemed cold, and in her words I could sense subtle notes of superiority. When I asked about their future plans, she answered in a way that worried me: “Paweł will have to give up some things to be with me. But love is worth sacrificing, right??”

Over time, I noticed more things that worried me. Paweł stopped meeting friends, spending time on his passions. He became silent and distant. When I asked him if everything was okay, he just shrugged. I knew something was wrong, but I didn't want to delve too deeply for fear of alienating him.

On my wedding day, I looked at him standing at the altar and saw a mixture of happiness and uncertainty in his eyes. After the ceremony, I tried to talk to him, but Marta was always there. When I finally gathered my courage, I told him directly: “Paweł, I can see you're not yourself. If something's bothering you, you have to tell me.” That was the last conversation we had as mother and son.

A few days later, he called. He was cold and accusatory. He said he couldn't handle my “constant criticism” of Marta, that I didn't accept his choice. I explained that I was worried, that I just wanted him to be happy. He replied: “Mom, this is my wife.” If you can't accept that, we can't have contact.”

The phone rang and I was left alone. I was torn between guilt and the belief that I had done everything in my power to protect my son. Two years have passed since then. I haven't seen or heard from him. Sometimes I wonder if he would be happy today if I had stayed silent. Or maybe he would finally see what I saw from the beginning?

I pray every day that he will come back to me someday, so that we can talk again. I miss my son, his smile, the moments when we were each other's whole world. But what hurts me the most is the thought that everything I did was for his happiness, and it ended with me losing the most important person in my life.

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Natasha Kumar

By Natasha Kumar

Natasha Kumar has been a reporter on the news desk since 2018. Before that she wrote about young adolescence and family dynamics for Styles and was the legal affairs correspondent for the Metro desk. Before joining The Times Hub, Natasha Kumar worked as a staff writer at the Village Voice and a freelancer for Newsday, The Wall Street Journal, GQ and Mirabella. To get in touch, contact me through my natasha@thetimeshub.in 1-800-268-7116