Ever since I got married, I have not visited my parents. The reason is simple: my husband won’t allow it. For all the years since we were pronounced husband and wife, it has been this way. If I ever dared to go see them behind his back, woe betides me. He gets so angry, gives me attitude, and carries a face all around the house for days. Sometimes I try to ignore him and watch him do that until I am just tired, and then I end up going to kneel before him to apologize.
Distance is not the problem. We used to live in the same state as them, but even then, he did not allow it, not even once. The moment I would bring it up, he would just turn into a melodrama. Now we have relocated to where we currently live, and it is still the same. I miss my parents terribly, and because I am so insistent on seeing them, I bring it up consistently. This has brought so much misunderstanding between us.
Right now, we are not on good terms again, all because I recently asked to go and visit my own parents. I wish sometimes I could just up and leave him, but we have a child already. It ties my hands.
So I am asking, should I keep begging him? Or should I be still and play the strong woman? Am I the one reacting too much? Please, I need your advice. If anybody has been in this situation, advise me on what to do.