Dear Abby letter

Dear Abby,

I have a very big problem. You see, my parents want me to marry this man called Paris, but I am already married to the beautiful, charming Romeo. However, I can not tell my parents this. You must understand that Romeo, who is my husband, is from the Montague family while I myself am a Capulet. Our two families are at war against one another and it has been like this for many generations. I do not know what started it, but now, whenever our families met, there is a fight, and it will often end in blood or death. Not knowing that we are from the different families, Romeo and I immediately fell in love as soon as we laid eyes on each other. We decided to get married in secret, which we did the very next day. Now I am supposed to marry this man that I don’t even love. My parents are furious and up set with me rejecting their offer. I can’t even tell them the real reason of why I do not wish to get married, because, as you can guess, there would be a massive fight.

Please help,

Second wife to be.

Dear Second wife to be,

As I can see, you are in a rather large problem. I understand why you do not wish to tell your parents about the secret marriage between you And Romeo, however... honesty is always the best way to go; even if it is hard and may bring some consequences. You must remember that you are their daughter and they love you very much! if they didn’t, they wouldn’t have arranged a marriage for you. I believe that if you take the time to sit down with your parents, and explain everything to them; your reasons and feelings, you will be able to sort it and make it work.

Abby