A Married Man Deceived Me And I Fell For Him

We do bulk selling of products to the resellers. Kay used to be our store's regular customer. One day he came to me, praising, and said, "I see how your relations with the customers are. You are always so polite, and the service is the best. Don't cut down on it!"

This was only the beginning of the many times he made me smile. He was a real man. Each of his visits to the store brought a nice word for me, and he often brought me small gifts as well nothing expensive but always kind.

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In the end, Kay proposed me. I had felt it coming and when he at last took his chance, I said yes.

He took me to a café for our first date where he told his tale. Once he admitted that his former lover had been unfaithful to him with another man at the time they were arranging their wedding.

The treachery knocked him down severely and resulted in a mental breakdown that necessitated hospitalization. He told that a therapist had suggested him to keep away from relationships for some time. "That's why I've not been dating anyone for a year."

He shared that it was just every time he would run into me, something would awaken inside him. "It's a sign; I absolutely believe you are the right woman for me." I was enchanted, I was eventually succumbing to his honest albeit fragile words.

My timetable was looser compared to his, so he frequently came to my place after his shift to have dinner with me and then practically "hang out" until late night before going home, sometimes around ten or eleven o'clock.

I never went to his place. When I wanted to go there, he told me that his mother had moved in with him after he broke up to support him emotionally.

He even told me, "I want to show my mother that I have a new girlfriend. She'll be so happy to meet the girl who makes me happy."

The very idea of getting to know his mother prompted me to think of a long-term commitment.

But, after four months of dating, I was wondering, "When will I meet your mother?"

He kept putting off the meetings, arguing that his mother was too sad about the breakup and hence had not been ready to accept anyone new.

The rationale kept flowing until one day he rang up and said that he was bringing his brother along to meet me. He turned up with a guy who was totally different from him, but still, he insisted that they were siblings. What was I supposed to do in such a case? Ask for evidence of their kinship?

During our ninth month together he mentioned he wanted to meet my parents and talk about our future. I was overjoyed. "Just give me a little time to ask for unpaid leave, and we can take a trip to my hometown to meet them."

It was a week later when he showed up at my place without a car. I questioned him and he responded that it was at the garage for repairs. I continued with my questioning and asked how he was going to get to work, he answered that his employees would take care of things until the car is back.

One day he casually said to me that it was such a hassle when you buy a car for a "work-and-pay" job, adding that the number of people claiming to earn well from it would be more than those who actually do.

That made the whole thing sound like a foolproof plan, so we went together to buy a car with my hard-earned money and registered it in my name. At that point, I could not drive, and he pledged to teach me. I was so trusting that I allowed him to drive the car during this time.

In the beginning stages of our relationship, I went to his office two times and could see the excellent treatment his staff gave him. They referred to him as "Boss," and he said it was his store. I believed him. He took my car when often he drove it to my office, brought me lunch and then said he had to go back to his store.

However, soon the whole situation began to change. He started to not take my calls and would use such answers as, "Sorry, I was sleeping," or "I'm occupied."

One day, I was feeling uncomfortable at the office and decided to take a break outside. To my surprise, I ended up at his place of work.

There I met a white guy and the same staff who had previously been there on my visits. The white guy I greeted and then asked one of the staff where Kay was. The employee just shrugged, "I have no idea. He hasn't been around for two months."

I was quite surprised but managed to give the product to the white guy and say, "Please, keep me informed if he comes to work."

The moment I was out of range, I rang Kay and asked where he was. He said that he was at the store working. I didn't take him for his word.

By the way, he was not telling the truth about the store being his; he was just an employee in that particular store. After mismanagement, he was fired. Regarding the car? That was the owner of the store's car, and he took it back when Kay was let go.

The guy who he brought with him to my apartment was not his brother; they were merely friends.

And, by the way, here is the bombshell: Kay is married. He has five kids, and he, his wife, and children are living in his mother's house.

His mother, perhaps one of the most unsuspecting accomplices in his trickery, at one time even called me pretending to be enthusiastic about getting a daughter-in-law. But I was incredibly naive not to see through her pretenses.

The moment I found out the whole story, I rang her up again, and she told me how to get to their place. When I got there, she had the nerve to lie to me and say that her son was getting a divorce.

"It's a court matter, but it will be over pretty soon," she said. "As soon as the divorce is final, my son will be free to marry you."

I was utterly incredulous, but I did not betray my inner feelings. I had to confront the truth and let go. Kay had kept me in the dark, and so had his mother. I mistook his playing for love, while he was just after my money.

He still has my car, as I am typing this. He said he would use it for Uber and then he would pay me back.

This whole relationship has opened my eyes to the fact that some men will be so selfish and smooth-talking that they would resort to ruining a decent woman’s life just to satisfy their desires. Kay, I once had a soft spot for men, but you’ve turned me into a cynic. You’ve given me a heart-wrenching lesson.

-Kemmy

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