I’m a single woman in my 60s. Ever since I was little, I’ve had one belief; it was a sort of give and take. To be specific, I believe that if I studied or worked hard, I would get back as much effort as I put in.
This applied to interpersonal relationships as well. If I treated others well, they would be good to me too. Thus, even after I got married, based on my beliefs, I thought that if I was nice to my husband first, he would also be nice to me.
These days, a woman is not expected to sacrifice herself too much for others, but during my time, the world wasn’t like that. So, I sacrificed myself willingly for my husband and my children. For the rest of my life, I never doubted that my sacrifices would be rewarded later with a bundle of happiness. However, neither my marriage nor my child turned out as I had expected.
I would get up early in the morning for them and work busily on their behalf, but they would complain more often than not about things I forgot or mistakes I made. But at that time, I thought that all other households lived like that. I used to think that I should be satisfied if my husband went to work diligently and if my child studied hard at school. In retrospect, no one told me to live like that. I was an ordinary person who wasn’t that noticeable, but just because…..Read Full Story Here……..
