My best mates parents worked their socks off to give him a comfortable life. They made sure he had everything his heart desired and supported him through every twist and turn. His mum believed he needed a proper leg up, so when he finished school, she gifted him a smart little car, and when he made it to university, he got a well-kept flat to call his own. He was a responsible lad, always listened to his parents advice and kept them in the loop. Nevertheless, his mum started fretting when he hit 27 and still hadnt shown a flicker of interest in marriage.
Hed dated girls before, but that didnt cut the mustard for his mum. What she really wanted was a proper lifelong partner for him. She pictured him as a dashing groom, and even daydreamed about booking the happy couple a honeymoon getaway. Little did she know, meeting his future wife would blow their expectations out of the water and leave them clutching at straws.
His mum started noticing he was constantly nattering away on his phone, making an effort with his outfits and going out on dates. She was thrilled, finally convinced he was thinking of settling down and starting a family.
One day, her son announced that soon shed meet his fiancéethe woman he intended to marry. His mum, Susan, was over the moon and assumed shed hit it off with her future daughter-in-law. To their utter shock, instead of a young woman, they were greeted by a rather poised 38-year-old lady, already juggling two youngsters. Their son had just turned 27.
The parents were fuming and wasted no time expressing their disapproval. They insisted that if he was truly planning to marry her, hed need to hand over the keys to the flat and car. He quietly complied, saying hed sort himself out. After that, he cut off all contactblocked them everywhere, stopped texting, stopped calling. News of his tricky situation reached the mum through distant relatives. She clung to the hope that hed eventually see sense, realise how complicated things were, and decide not to stick around with this woman.
