I don’t know what to do
Hi Friends, I (32M) have been in a relationship with a 36F for 5 years (More than 4 years in long distance relationship). I am in India and she was in Canada. We decided to get married in February 2021 and since I am unable to apply for a visa to Canada due to inadmissibility, I asked her to come back to India and she came back. After she came back we ended up having a major issue and I ended things with her. However since the Valentine week we met and slowly started communicating and were able to resolve our issues. I had a messed up childhood in which I saw continuous shit in my parents marriage n which still happens today. I have an elder brother by 5 years n he moved out of the house for graduation n making his life n I got left alone in the house with my mom. During that time, I saw my father physically assault my mom, assaulted me, cribbed about small small things with me n her. I saw how unhappy they were, how incompatible my parents were n how messed up individually they were. While growing up I never had a positive example of a marriage including elder relatives n during that time I ended up being anti marriage as an defence mechanism in order to not get hurt n ruin somebody’s life. I grown up with a fear of marriage and a fear of commitment where I didn’t want to be in a position to spoil someone’s life because I don’t want to harm anybody’s life in anyway. Presently she is about to leave for Canada in a weeks time n has asked me to decide what I want to do about getting married. She has said if I don’t give her answer before she leaves, her parents will start searching for a guy n she will slip out of my fingers. She has recommended me to go for therapy to get rid of my fear. It’s just few days remaining and I am still scared n confused
I completely understand what you are going through. Your family issues definitely do affect your view on life. Is your GF kind to you? Do you see yourself being cruel to her in anyway like your family? If you're both kind and loving then ask her if she is willing to help you take this step which will take time to trust yourself and over come this. Good luck