Seven days before the wedding, I discovered that my fiancé was cheating on me. But my mother asked, "Can't you wait until after the wedding to break up?" We could cancel the marriage registration and skip the wedding pickup ceremony, but the eight tables of guests and the ten-minute thank-you speech were absolutely non-negotiable. At midnight, I overheard her assuring my fiancé, "I promise I'll do what I said." It wasn't until I received the bridal speech she had written in advance that I realized I was the only one at this wedding who had no idea what I had supposedly "agreed" to.