Make-Believe Marriages: When Love Turns into Pretend
There comes a time in some relationships when two people still live under the same roof, still share the same meals, and still wear the same rings, yet their hearts no longer recognize each other. Outwardly, it looks like a marriage. In reality, it’s a quiet performance, carefully rehearsed and politely maintained. This is what many call a make-believe marriage, one that exists in form, but not in feeling. The Illusion of Togetherness A make-believe marriage isn’t always built on lies or deceit. Often, it begins with good intentions — two people genuinely in love, full of hope for a shared future. But over time, something shifts. Conversations fade into silence, affection turns into habit, and the laughter that once echoed through the house is replaced by a polite distance. Still, they stay together. They share space but not souls. They smile for family photos, attend weddings and functions side by side, and even plan vacations that neither truly enjoys. To the world, ...