“I Married My Backup Plan, Now I Might Lose Everything”

I married my wife not out of love, but convenience. She was older, kind, smart—and supportive of my business. But my heart belonged to a 23-year-old girlfriend serving NYSC in Osun. When she got engaged after NYSC, I was shattered and drifted toward my side chick… now my wife.

Though peaceful and loyal, I never truly valued her. During a heated argument, I cruelly told her, “No one buys an evening newspaper.” She had just gotten pregnant and paused her business for us. My words destroyed something deep.

Last week, she miscarried. Since then, silence has filled our home. No words. No warmth. She’s returning to work soon—and I fear she’s planning to leave me.

We vowed never to involve third parties in our marriage, but I’m lost. I broke a woman who gave me peace.

“Fix your heart before you try to fix your home.”

Please… what should I do?