When they were teenagers, he began to notice that his wife was crushing on him.
“I figured out that she was in love with me, but I didn’t reciprocate because I only liked her if you know what that feels like,” he said.
“I also didn’t want to ruin our friendship and have her family stop treating me so well. In high school, the bullying fully stopped. She was much more confident and less awkward.”
His wife became prettier and more charming over time, and she continued to fall in love with him. While he wasn’t feeling romantic toward her, he still valued her so much as a friend.
Then, things became more complicated when money came into the mix.
When he was 17, he got his driver’s license but was in no position to have a car of his own. So, without him asking, his wife’s mom bought him a $40,000 car, just like she did for her daughter.
Then, a few months later, when it was time to apply for college, he wasn’t sure if he could go because he’d be bogged down in student loans.
Then, his wife’s mom insisted on paying his college tuition. By the end of his teenage years, his wife’s family had given him $100,000.
While they went toward amazing things that helped him as a fully functioning adult, he couldn’t help but feel tremendous pressure, as he thought he’d never be able to repay his wife’s mom.
“At that moment, I realized the only way I could pay her back was by taking care of her daughter, and that’s what I did,” he added.
“I opened my heart to her. She was so happy, and her family and friends were too.”
