“I don’t want any other daughter-in-law, do as you please!” – said the mother to her son. When Mark finished university, he decided it was the perfect time to marry his first high school sweetheart, Molly! Molly was beautiful, but more than that, she was kind and intelligent. At the time, she was writing her master’s thesis. The young couple agreed to wed as soon as she finished her studies. Mark decided to break the news of the wedding to his mother, but she didn’t have good news for her son. His mother declared that he would marry Amanda from next door or nobody else. Then she asked what mattered more: his career or his love? His mother dreamed of seeing her son grow into a man of success. Amanda was from a well-off family and had fancied Mark for ages, but his heart was set on Molly, whose background was far from prosperous. Molly’s mother had a bad reputation… What would people say? “I don’t need any other daughter-in-law, do as you please!” – said the mother to her son. Mark tried long and hard to persuade his mother, but she refused to budge. Finally, she said if he married Molly, she would disown him. Mark got cold feet. He continued dating Molly for another six months, but their relationship fizzled out. In the end, he married Amanda. She truly loved him, but they decided against having a wedding celebration. Mark didn’t want Molly seeing any wedding photos. Since Amanda came from a wealthy family, Mark moved into her parents’ grand house. Her parents also helped boost his career. But he was never happy. Mark didn’t want children. When Amanda realised she’d never convince him to start a family, she filed for divorce herself. By then, Mark was forty and Amanda thirty-eight. She remarried, had a child, and finally found real happiness. Mark dreamed of marrying Molly, tried searching for her, but to no avail – it was as though she’d vanished. Later, he learned she was gone. An acquaintance told him that after they broke up, she’d married the first man she met, who turned out to be a brute. He beat her to death. After this, Mark moved back into his parents’ old flat and began drinking himself into oblivion. He would constantly look at Molly’s photo and could never forgive his mother. — Your requested title, adapted for English culture: “I Won’t Accept Any Other Daughter-in-Law, So Do What You Want!” – A Mother’s Ultimatum That Changed Her Son’s Life Forever

I dont want any other daughter-in-law, and you do as you please! Thats what Mother said to her son.

When John was finishing university, he decided it was the perfect time to marry his first love from secondary school, Emily. Emily was not only pretty but also kind-hearted and clevershe was working on her dissertation at the time. The two young people agreed theyd tie the knot as soon as their studies were over.

John made up his mind to tell his mother about his plans for marriage, but she had no intention of giving him good news. His mother declared that he was to marry Alice from next door or no one at all. She pressed her son to chooseWhats more important: your future, or your feelings? She was a woman who had always imagined her boy becoming a man of stature.

Alice, as it happened, came from a well-to-do family and had fancied John for ages. John, on the other hand, only had eyes for Emily, whose family was of modest means. Worse still, Emilys mother had a foul name about the neighbourhood. What would the neighbours whisper if he chose her?

I wont have any other daughter-in-law, you hear me! Do as you will! was all his mother would say.

John spent long nights reasoning with his mother, but she remained unwavering. In the end, she threatened to disown him if he married Emily. John faltered, lacking the courage to defy her wishes. For another six months, he continued seeing Emily, but their relationship slowly faded away.

In the end, John married Alice. She truly loved him, but they decided against having a grand weddingJohn couldnt bear the thought of Emily stumbling upon their wedding photographs. Alices parents were wealthy and welcomed John into their sprawling house. They even did their part to boost his career. But John never found happiness.

He did not want children. When Alice came to realise shed never persuade him to have a child, she filed for divorce. By that time, John was forty, and Alice thirty-eight. She later remarried, had a child, and at last found contentment.

John often dreamt of marrying Emily; he tried to find her, but to no avail. It was as if she had vanished from the earth. Later, he learnt from an old friend that after their parting, Emily had married the first man to come alonga brute who, in a dreadful twist of fate, beat her to death.

After this, John moved back into his parents old flat, drinking himself into oblivion. He would sit for hours, gazing at Emilys picture, unable to ever forgive his mother.