I (Shiho, in my 20s) started dating Hiroaki (in his 30s), and about six months into our relationship, I found out I was pregnant. However, just five days after we filed our marriage registration, I had a miscarriage. We’ve been trying for a baby ever since, but we just haven’t been able to conceive. In the midst of all this, my mother-in-law dropped a total bombshell at her birthday party. She told me, “If your miscarriage had happened just five days earlier, my son wouldn’t have registered his marriage to you,” and “I always thought Mitsuki-san would be his bride.” Mitsuki-san… who is that? After the party, I confronted Hiroaki about her, and he was foolishly honest about everything. Absolutely furious, I packed my bags and headed back to my parents’ house.
Since I’ve been telling my mom everything since I was a kid, maybe she can just see right through me. Hiroaki might argue that it wasn’t “cheating” since he was just seeing two people at the same time before we were married. But the fact remains that while he had a serious girlfriend, he still approached me, took me on dates, and confessed his feelings. It was completely disloyal. Honestly, if I had stayed in this marriage, he probably would have just found another woman and looked for a way out again. “It’s over with Hiroaki.” Talking to my mom helped me sort through my feelings and come to terms with that decision.