Do you believe in signs? When something happens do youtake it as a sign- warning or something else???
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Is it me???
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20 Jan 2009
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Last night I found myself in a predicament that I could not begin to understand. I am engaged and my man and I were talking about the lobola negotiations which are due to start in February. I so happened to ask my man what he thought about the whole thing and how much he was prepared to pay(mahadi)
He answered this wuestion by simply and rudely saying " I have told you what I can afford and that's what I'm gonna pay". I completely Understand where he is coming from. He cannot "spend" above his means. But then, this leaves me at a point where I am confused by the tone of his voice and what he is saying.
The conversation escalated to a point where other things came up which resulted in us not talking at all this morning.
The Story.....
When i started working I found myself coming home at 8 at night and leavign at 5 every morning. this resulted in my loss of appetite and as a result I lost weight. I sat my folks down (who were extremely worried about me) to explain to them that I cannot do this anymore, had to move out. But starting from scratch looking for a place was gonna take me at least 2months (I would've been dead by then), so I asked my parents if I could move n with my bf at the time. He lives 15 minutes from my work and he works 10 minutes from my work. This situation was ideal. To my surprise my folks agreed to this as they knew that I would be in safe hands and I would start gaining weight again. I had already spoken to my man about this so he was on board.
I moved in with him in Feb 2008. Everything was fine until we came across a beautiful house that was being sold at a bargain, he wanted to buy the house and I was thrilled. He then asked to me buy the house with him because we were gonna get married anyway so we might as well (bare n mind he had not proposed at the time). I agreed and we set things in motion.
I was so excited about my new house I told my parents who were thrilled but had reservations because I was not married and he had not paid lobola for me. One day in June my Mom calls us to discuss what our plans sre seeing that we're buying a house together. The lecture came on and I could feel myself tense up at the thought of the conversation about life with my mom.
Needless to say that I (with my boyfriend present) told my mom that not all things happen the way we plan for them to happen so It just so happened that we bought the house first. My bf reassured mu mom that he would do right by me and the family ( I hated the fact that I was trying to blow out a fire and he was putting petrol on it). He was simply suggesting to my mom that he will marry- that's how my mom took it.
To my and my mom's surprise the man proposes the next day. I was so emotional. My mom hints about marriage and all of a sudden he proposes. Of course I say no to him because I thought he felt pressurised by my mother. He assured me that this was not the case as he was planning to propose a long time ago but me and my mom jumped the gun. He called my mom to tell her that he proposed to me and I wont say yes. My mom was also suspicious and asked him if he was sure and he said yes. I then agreed to marry him after endless reassuring.
From June to know he has said nothing about sending his uncles to my parents or anything like that. He talks about the wedding but I suspect he is doing it to shut me up or something.
Back to the fight........
I told him that my parents are excited about the wedding and that they cannot wait for the big day. So i ask him " Baby we are forever talking about the big day and we're getting quotations for venues etc but the 1st step hasnt been completed yet, when do you think it will happen coz my parents are asking me about it". I feel that as a women one should know where she stands otherwise whats the point? I have said nothing about lobola since the time he proposed.
He told me that I want things to happen at my pace why can I not just chill and take his word when he says he will make things happen. I fully understand this but my problem is he called my mom and made the announcement, know they want to follow up and he is saying nothing about it. He even accused me of doubting him
My questions are
1. Was I wrong for asking hima about the first step being lobola?
2. Am I pushing for things to happen at my pace 6months after the event?
3. Am I wrong for doubting him if every time I ask a question he say I'm pressurising him or I'm focused on the wedding and nothing else?
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