Wife Discovers She Is Diana And Her Husband Has Camilla, Confides To Mom Who Reveals Her Relationship Was Arranged Marriage
A 36-year-old made a breathtaking discovery about the true nature of her relationship with her husband of two years. Her husband had a Camilla, and he called OP his Diana.
Unlike the other stories we read about on Reddit, OP had no difficulty fitting into her husband's family. His parents and relatives welcomed her into their fold with ease.
They invited her to every family event. The warmth OP experienced with her then-boyfriend's family influenced her response to his proposal after a year of dating.
Two years into their blissful marriage, OP noticed an account consistently liking her husband's social media posts. She looked at the profile and found out a teenage boy owned it.
OP found it odd that her husband was friends with a teenager. She looked at the photos in the account and saw some from 10 years ago with the boy, OP's husband, and a woman.
OP asked her husband about the people in the photos he was with. He explained that the boy was his ex-girlfriend's son.
He and his ex had a serious relationship, but she married someone else. Something bugged OP, so she asked her mother-in-law about her husband's ex-girlfriend.
Her MIL rolled her eyes in response and said, "Don't even mention Val." Her MIL explained how happy she was that OP came into her son's life because Val was a bad influence on him.
Her MIL said Val was an unemployed, single mother. "We never would have accepted her," her MIL concluded.
OP was the opposite of her MIL's description of Val. She has a successful, well-established career. She was from a prominent and respected family. She felt her background had a lot to do with her in-laws' immediate acceptance.
When OP asked her husband about it, he said one of the reasons he chose someone else was because of his family's opposition to Val. OP asked what was different about her. Her husband said, "She was Camilla, and you're Diana."
Her husband dismissed OP's concerns when she asked if he would rekindle his relationship with Val if OP wasn't in the picture.
OP asked him to block Val and her son from his social media. He said they had a cordial relationship and it was unfair for OP to ask this of him.
OP regretted finding out about Val because it drained the joy out of her. Her trust in her husband and their relationship has been shaken.
Redditors were unsurprised at how unsettled OP felt after her conversation with her husband.
He used a loaded analogy that implied Val would always be his greatest love and that his marriage to OP was out of convenience and filial duty.
How was that conversation not the end of their marriage?
OP shared an update 21 days later. It made her original post look tame in comparison.
Her husband explained that he would never be back with Val because he still resented her for cheating on him. OP admitted she was insecure about his past relationships as he was her first in most things.
OP visited her parents and talked to her mom about her discoveries. Her dad overheard and had bizarre reaction as if he knew who Val was.
OP's head reeled when her parents confessed to arranging her marriage with her husband because they feared she was gay and that she would never have kids.
OP told her husband about what her parents said, and he laughed. OP's second shock of the day. Her husband knew about the arrangement and thought she knew as well. Their parents orchestrated everything to make them fall in love quickly.
He tried to reassure her that their relationship remained true despite its origins. OP is more confused than ever and is unsure if she wants to stay married.
OP explained that arranged marriages were atypical in her culture. It was something that didn't even cross her mind.
She said she has felt sick since she found out the truth. There have been no further updates in OP's profile that could shed light on the state of her marriage.
