Please advice
Since when did cheating become so normal that everyone expects the person who got hurt to just accept it?
My family isn’t even talking to me. My dad shouted at me and said, “It’s not a big deal. Why are you reacting like this?” His family and friends keep telling me, “Forgive him and move on for the baby’s sake.”
What about me?
Am I supposed to switch off my feelings? Am I a robot? Does my pain not matter to anyone?
Everyone keeps saying, “Forgive him.” Why? For what? He hasn’t admitted what he did, he isn’t sorry, and he hasn’t even apologized. He’s acting like he hasn’t done anything wrong, yet somehow I’m the one being expected to move on.
What am I supposed to do now? Pretend it never happened? Live like everything is normal? Smile while carrying all this hurt by myself just to make everyone else comfortable?
Why is all the pressure on me? Why isn’t anyone asking him to take responsibility? Why am I the one expected to sacrifice my peace, my self-respect, and my feelings?
Yes, there’s a baby, and I love my baby more than anything. But why does caring for my child have to mean pretending my heartbreak doesn’t exist?
I’m exhausted. Not just because of what happened, but because everyone seems more interested in protecting the person who caused the pain than the person who’s living with it.