Chapter 3 - I've got someone too na-na-na-na-boo-boo!!!!

This is it, the moment that the husband hunter has been waiting for since you devastated her with your happiness. It is the moment she will prove to herself that she is in fact, better than you. Now whether she was single when you so callously broke the news to her, or whether she had a boyfriend who was not yet popping the question, is irrelevant here. Regardless of the circumstances, you dared to make a man love you enough to propose, and for that you must pay.
At this point, we will turn ALL of our attention towards the man in her life. He will become her husband, and it’s going to be sooner than you think. Even if a month ago she was ready to call it quits because he talks to his mom 3 times a day and sleeps with his socks on, she is now ready to become Mr. Happens-to-be-Here. As an anti-bride who was never that hung up on marriage, you don’t quite see why she is so frustrated, but then again, she’s been hunting and not catching for a long time.

As your plans start to come together (and let’s face it, no matter how casual or intimate an affair you will have, planning becomes a central theme of your life), the husband hunter is plotting. She needs to make sure you don’t get the crazy idea that this should be about you or your future husband. She needs to make sure she instils as much doubt about your relationship, and your man into you as she can, and she needs to ensure your happiness does not fly around, all unchecked and free to grow. This is about the point in which you start to hear sarcasm in her voice, even regarding the simplest things. You’re idea about forgoing wedding favours in light of the fact that NO ONE ever so much as thinks about them after the wedding, yields a response such as “well if you really think that’s appropriate” or “to each their own I suppose”. She questions every decision you make, looking out for your best interest of course, and begins interjecting her opinions in the form of her fictitious wedding. With phrases like “well when WE get married…” and “at OUR wedding”, will become more common than hello, and you will start to forget which of the two of you is actually engaged. But don’t worry, she most certainly has not.
This is also about the time she will start to ask you how you managed to “get him to cave in and propose” and what you had to do to “finally get your ring”. See, for you, life has been about spending time with your beloved, and making the most of every moment. For her, it has been a waiting game to see when someone will propose. She is sure that there is some magical formula you have discovered but are not sharing with her, because let’s face it, how could you get engaged before her? You must have tricked him, there must be a way to get her man to propose, and she must know the secret. She is officially obsessed with getting engaged at this point, she is working every angle with the man in her life, and will stop at nothing to succeed. This is the moment some husband hunters might consider faking a pregnancy, because what else will have her racing down the aisle faster than you can say “nut job”.

In my story, my husband hunter used immigration to solidify her place in the wives club. And that is almost better than a fake pregnancy, because you don’t have to go back on your word and run the risk that someone might pick up on your lies.