Piyush Mishra He’s once again speaking candidly about his marriage, this time explaining why his wife chose to stay despite his infidelity. Recalling his steadfast attitude, the actor-writer told me, “I’m not going to divorce you no matter what,” even as he reflected on his delayed understanding of his responsibility as a husband.
“I’m a good husband now, I wasn’t before”
In an interview with Shubhankar Mishra, Piyush reflected on his journey as a couple, admitting his shortcomings in the early years of their marriage.“Now I’m a good husband; I wasn’t before. Back then, I wasn’t responsible at all, and marriage is a very big responsibility. When you fall in love at 20, there’s no logic, that’s the beauty. But from 35, you love the person who’s ready to grow old with you,” he said.He added: “Love is defined by a woman who is willing to grow old with you, and she agreed to grow old with me.”
“It took me 10-15 years to realize that she is my wife”
The actress made a striking confession about how long it took her to truly acknowledge her marriage.“I accepted that I became a husband very late, it took me a long time. Almost 10-15 years to realize that she is my wife. Before that, she was just a woman who had my children, cooked for me and took care of the house. I had no feelings outside of that,” he confessed.Describing her emotional state at the time, she said, “I was a very dry person, not just with Priya, but with everyone. I didn’t feel anything.”
“After Vipassana, I began to feel”
Piyush credited introspection and spiritual practice for the change in his outlook.“In the last 15 years, after practicing Vipassana, I began to feel. I began to understand that others also suffer and deserve empathy. Before, I was a strange man, very antisocial. If I didn’t have a job, I might be completely isolated. Work saved me,” he shared.
“She said she wasn’t going to divorce me no matter what”
When asked why his wife chose to stay despite his infidelity, Piyush spoke about his continued commitment.“He loved me. He ran away from home for me and married me against his parents’ wishes. He sacrificed so much. He said, ‘I will not divorce you no matter what, you can do anything, but I will not leave you,'” she revealed.Acknowledging his strength, she added: “It was his greatness that stayed with me. Today I understand, there are no other words. It was his greatness that kept the marriage together. I am blessed.”
“We told each other everything and we felt lighter”
Piyush also talked about coming clean to his wife about his past mistakes.“When I realized my mistake, I sat down one day and told him everything I had done. We were both crying, and we hugged each other. After that, we felt lighter,” he said.Recalling his response, “he said: ‘You made mistakes, so did I, you made more, I made less. Let’s end these matters here.’ Our understanding was greatly strengthened.’
“If he had made mistakes, I would have forgiven him too”
Asked how he would have reacted if the roles were reversed, Piyush said, “If he had made mistakes, I would have forgiven him too. It’s not possible for only one person to make mistakes, I had to do my part too.”The actor concluded by revealing that it took years for both of them to come to full honesty.“We both needed to improve our lives, it wasn’t just for me. Priya was also struggling, and so was I. We were both going through a difficult mental phase,” he said.“It took 5-6 years to finally tell everything. One day, we decided to do it. At first, it was shocking for both of us. But after that, life got a lot better. There was nothing to hide, and then we were able to move on.”Piyush married Priya Narayanan in 1995, and the couple has two sons.
