A Woman's Letter to Her Lover: Ending a Relationship Due to Deceit and Lack of Respect

Dear Hibruban,

You might be wondering why I called you 'dear'.

Regardless of the nature or quality of our relationship, you will always be dear to me because of certain qualities you possess.

I am writing this letter to you even in this age of cybernetics. You might be surprised to receive this letter.

Do not be surprised, Hibruban.

I am writing this letter to tell you that as of today, I have decided to sever all our ties from yesterday onwards.

You must have understood why I reached this decision. But I know that if I had told you the reasons for my dissatisfaction with our relationship face-to-face, you would never have accepted them as grounds for divorce.

The lies you spoke to cover up the excuses you made regarding our relationship started to repeat. You might not have noticed, but how could I forget?

I have tried to tell you many times, both in person and over the phone. You never tried to listen or accept what I said. You kept making excuses, refuting the dissatisfactions I expressed, or pretending to be innocent or forced into those actions by presenting reasons for why they happened.

I know, Hibruban! Initially, I believed you. I thought you were in great difficulty. How could I put my dear one in trouble! And then you kept making one excuse after another. Sometimes you talked about your difficulties, sometimes you made excuses claiming you did it for my own good. But Hibruban, how long can I keep believing you! Tell me, how long should I keep believing?

The lies you spoke to cover up the excuses you made regarding our relationship started to repeat. You might not have noticed, but how could I forget? When your excuses started repeating, I stopped trusting you. You know, Hibruban! Even then, I pretended to believe you. I thought that someday you would run out of excuses to lie, or perhaps you would feel sympathy for my tolerance! Surely, you would be mine by then!

I was wrong, Hibruban, I was wrong. Always hoping for the best in adverse situations was my weakness, my mistake.

Yes, Hibruban! The moment I truly understood that you took my tolerance for my weakness and became complacent; that was the moment I decided; I will no longer make the mistakes I made by trusting you throughout my life.

And I called you. But you still hadn't lost the confidence that you could deceive me with lies. When you set a date and said, "Sambhavi! I can understand your anger and agitation. But I kept you waiting all these days for your own good. You are an understanding person. Don't get agitated, Sambhavi, don't threaten me like this. It benefits neither you nor me. Nor does it benefit our relationship."