Re: Between a rock and a hard place
lol i can imagine that conversation in my mind’s eye
girls mom to boys mom: suniye aapse ek baat discuss karni thi kuch samajh mein nahin aata kaise bataun
boy’s mom: bejhijhak kahiyejo bhi kehna chaahti hain
girl’s mom: woh darasal baat yeh hai ke humaari beti ko na baazun pe stretch marks hain
boy’s mom: ji ji toh?
girl’s mom: nahin bas yahi bataana tha
boy’s mom: (Thinking: don’t understand iss mein bataane na bataane vaali kya baat hai) ji ji samaj aagayi…aur koi nayi taazi?
girl’s mom: toh aapko koi faraq nahin parrta?
boy’s mom’s eyebrow goes up but girl’s mom cant see it as they are speaking over the telephone
boy’s mom: uhmm nahin farq kyun parrega?
girls mom: chalo shukar alhamdulillah …
chillax everything is going to be fine its really not a big deal
Lol, that is funny, but I’m not sure the conversation would quite go like that. MIL-to-be will be like ‘OMG…you what??? She’s not good enough’. It’s pretty depressing to think about this. I can’t see this kind of conversation taking place.
With all due respect, why are you surprised? Princesses aren’t supposed to have stretch marks? Should she have named herself the Ugly Duckling?
As for the OP,
Men generally don’t care about things like that. If he chose to make you his significant other and spend the rest of his life with you, then he must’ve seen traits that are more important than something as minor as stretch marks. You need to boost your confidence and know that these marks don’t take away from your beauty and doesn’t change who you are.
I would still suggest you tell him beforehand, bring it up in a casual conversation so you’re not worried about it all this time until you’re married and he knows you had nothing to hide. I’m not saying this because the stretch marks itself are a big deal but to give you a peace of mind. If he likes you genuinely and really wants to spend his life with you, then inshallah he will stick by and will help in building your confidence back, and if (very low chance) he turns out to be one of those rareeee few douchebags who makes a big deal out of it, then I’d say it’s a good thing you figured him out before it was too late and were married to him already.
I was going to write a personal issue I had, but I think this should do.
I really hope you are right.
And to everyone else, thank-you for all of your support and reassurances.