I Canceled My Wedding After My Fiancé’s Parents Humiliated Me at Dinner — And He Let Them

I never thought I’d call off a wedding—but sometimes clarity arrives suddenly.

Richard proposed six months into our whirlwind romance. Everything seemed perfect… until I met his parents. At a fancy restaurant, his mother infantilized him, ordering for him and treating him like a child. His father criticized me for my “intentions” and expected me to split a $200-plus dinner. Richard said nothing.

In that moment, I saw my future: married not to a partner, but to a man who expected me to mother him.

I left my engagement ring on the table. “The wedding is off.”

Walking away, my heart raced—but my shoulders had never felt lighter.