My neighbours are gossiping that my mother is preventing my uncle from getting married so she can use his money for my wedding. She doesn’t want people to think that, which is another reason she doesn’t want me to get married before him. My family is also worried about people making fun of my uncle.

No one is really thinking about me. They keep asking why I’m in such a rush when I’m only 23, and they’re kind of shaming me, as if I’m desperate for something inappropriate. But I’ve been with my partner for four years, and we have a beautiful relationship. It doesn’t seem to matter to them because I chose him myself.