I Was The Third Person in my Marriage
I got married to the love of my life, thinking that we would spend a beautiful life together. After dating him for over 2 years, I was very sure that I had chosen the right person. Then, after getting married, I realised that everything was about his mother. Right from how I dress, to how I speak, behave, cook, and apparently also be immune to her mood swings.
She would just sulk for days, and all my husband ever cared about was, "Mummy ko kya huya hai?"
She actually convinced him that the closer my husband gets to me, the more upset she will be, and guess what, it worked. He stopped interacting with me, came home late, and having sex was like looking at a far-fetched dream.
Now, we have been separated for 4 months, and slowly I have started to feel closer to the woman inside me.
Now, after 16 months of torture called marriage, I want my husband. I want my husband to pay for all the manipulation, gaslighting, and the jobs I lost because I lost my confidence, and the mental trauma he and his mother made me go through.
Is it fair for me to demand alimony?