26/07/2025
I Stayed Because of What People Will Say Now I’m Empty
When the signs showed, I ignored them.
When my gut whispered, I silenced it.
When friends asked, Are you sure about this? I smiled and said, Of course! He’s a good man.
Because deep down, I wasn’t ready for the shame of walking away.
So I stayed.
Not because I was happy.
Not because it was healthy.
But because What will people say? felt louder than my own voice.
Now here I am, years later, living a life that looks perfect in pictures but feels like a funeral behind closed doors.
I post matching outfits on facebook, but I cry myself to sleep at night.
I laugh at jokes in public, but my heart is drowning in silence.
Because truth is, I didn’t marry for me. I married for them.
And the worst part?
Those same people I stayed for don’t even care if I’m alive or dead inside.
They just want to see pictures of anniversaries, smiling kids, and couple goals.
So I keep acting.
Acting like everything is fine.
Acting like I’m not screaming inside.
Acting like my soul isn’t tired of pretending.
If this is marriage, then why does it feel like prison?
If this is love, why do I feel so unloved?
Why does my home feel like punishment instead of peace?
Listen to me, Don’t be me.
Don’t let society bully you into a lifetime of silence.
Don’t sacrifice your soul on the altar of “What will people say?”
Because when the lights go off, and the guests go home,
it’s YOU that has to live with the choice.
Not them but YOU.
This is the reality of someone who stayed because of society and is now broken inside. Don’t be this person again.
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