Why am I so ungrateful?
Confusion of a new husband.
Why am I so ungrateful?
He provided me with a home miles away from my family, friends and familiar surroundings.
He pushes me to not be content with settling for mediocracy and do something meaningful with my life.
He wants me to learn how to cook, not how my mother taught me, because that's not good enough.
My new house, my new bedroom, my new garden is bigger than the one I've left behind with my family.
I'm free to spend his money on myself, on new clothes and lingerie. The ones I have now just don't look good.
My life is so much better with him now.
So why am I so depressed, he asks.
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