I left the love of my life because my mother does not approve. Men who chose family over a woman who did not wrong you, how do I get over her?
I am a 33yr old male. I was dating my girlfriend for 5 years. I planned to marry her next year. She met my mother recently for the 1st time and my mother completely ripped into her.
My mother will not allow me to marry her and i disagree with her reasons. The biggest issue my mum has is that my ex does not want to drop everything to relocate with me to my country as a housewife. I am expected to move back to my country to be the heir to the family business.
My ex suggested to me different ways we could meet halfway to make it work without her giving up everything. I was onboard with it (with a few details to be ironed out) but my mother disagrees with anything that is not full relocation. My mother also does not like that she is orthodox and not pentecostal. She says she does not like that my ex comes from a single parent family (she lost her father this year). This really hurt my ex.
I have tried to talk to her and explain that i love my woman. I don’t know that i will get someone like her. She truly was the love of my life. I am struggling and feeling at a loss. I feel like i will be looking for her in every woman going forward. I lost my bestfriend but I cannot choose her at the expense of family. Does it get better? The feeling of loss? How do i stop looking for her in every woman? I hate feeling like i will never find another.