Love is one of the most powerful emotions we can ever experience. It brings joy, peace, and purpose to life. But when love is taken away when it is replaced by duty, pressure, or fear, it leaves deep scars that time alone cannot heal. I know this because I lived it. My parents decided whom I should marry. Out of respect, obedience, and fear of disappointing them, I followed their wishes. I turned my back on my first love, the one person who truly made me feel alive, and entered a marriage built on someone else's choice, not mine.At first, I tried to convince myself that I had done the right thing, that love would grow in time, and that my parents knew what was best for me. But the truth was very different. What followed were years of quiet suffering, emotional emptiness, loneliness, and regret that cut deeper with each passing day. I smiled in public, but cried in silence. I felt trapped in a life that was never meant for me. My heart carried a weight that words can barely describe, the pain of living a story that was not my own. Parents often believe they are protecting their children when they decide whom they should marry. They think they are securing their child's future, avoiding mistakes, or ensuring financial stability. But in doing so, they forget that love cannot be forced, and happiness cannot be arranged. When parents make that choice for their children, they risk destroying not just one life, but two, for neither person in such a marriage can ever truly be happy. Even though I suffered a lot, I forgave my parents, I respect them and will always love them, they just did not know what they were doing.This book is not written out of anger, but out of truth and experience. It is a plea from a heart that has lived through pain, a call for parents to understand that guidance is good, but control is not. Advice can come from love, but forcing someone to marry out of obedience destroys the soul. To all parents reading this: let your children choose whom to love. Let them follow their hearts, even if their path is different from what you imagined. And to every son and daughter who has been silenced by tradition or fear I hope my story gives you courage to listen to your heart, before it's too late. Because love,