The suitor who doesn’t like the way I look

“Today was supposed to be a simple day… but it was clearly going to be a ‘day of confrontation.’”
I met him at a small café near our house. I was wearing the long veil I’d been used to for years… I sensed he didn’t like it from the first moment.

The conversation started normally, until he suddenly said, in a low voice but filled with a storm:
— “Don’t you feel you’re too young for this veil? Why don’t you wear a light veil? Like the girls… I mean, we want to celebrate you!”

The words felt like a brick in my heart.
I replied, my mind spinning:
— “So you’re going to celebrate me when I’m uncomfortable? This is what I’m wearing… This is who I am.”

He said it in a more serious tone:
— “I’m not against the veil, but this look is heavy! Won’t you be upset when we go out? Everyone will stare at us.”

A long moment of silence…
The people in the café were laughing and talking, but inside I was fighting.

I said slowly:
— “I chose I’ll be as I am. If the way the headscarf bothers you… then there are more important things we need to talk about.

I felt surprised by the response… maybe even shocked.

But for the first time, I felt a strange strength inside me.

My inner voice was loud:
“The one who truly loves you will love you for your looks, your spirit, your identity… He won’t be embarrassed by the way you dress.”

I left the café, knowing I’d won the most important battle… the battle of “Who will follow whom? Me or what people say?”

If you were put in a situation like this—a relative, your fiancé, or even your friends pressuring you to change your clothing…

Would you agree and break your principles? Or would you stop and defend your identity?

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