I Refused to Lose My House Just Because I Found Love Again

Handling the grief of losing a spouse is very tough, and it’s hard to move on. Donna, one of our readers, has found new love after her husband died, and she is now pregnant with her first child.

But things have become tricky for Donna: she lives in a home owned by her late husband’s parents, and they are not happy about her plan to have her new partner move in. Facing this stress, the expectant mother reached out to us for advice.

Here is what Donna wrote:

My in-laws allowed us to stay in their extra house when we got married. Not long after, my husband fell ill and died before we could have children. My in-laws were supportive and told me I could stay there.

Four years later, I fell in love again and am expecting a baby. My boyfriend doesn’t have his own place and will be moving in with me. But my mother-in-law said, “Bringing another man there is a disrespect to my son!” I chose not to move out, and my father-in-law didn’t say anything.

A few days later, I was shocked to find a big box of my clothes on the porch. Then, I got a call from a number I didn’t recognize. It was a lawyer, who told me my father-in-law is selling the house. She said I have a month to pack my other stuff and leave.

I am shocked and angry. Did they expect me to stay a widow forever just to keep a roof over my head?