Piyush Mishra confessed to infidelity, wife Priya did not leave him – know the whole story

Actor, singer and musician Piyush Mishra has written candidly about many personal and difficult aspects of his life in his autobiography ‘Tumhari Aukaat Kya Hai, Piyush Mishra’. Now in an interview with Shubhankar Mishra, he spoke openly about his relationship with his wife, the role of her husband and his personal changes. Piyush Mishra says that now he has become a good husband, but earlier he was not a good husband at all. He admitted that in the initial days he was not ready to take any kind of responsibility.

He says, ‘When a person falls in love at the age of 20, there is no logic or thinking in the mind at that time. There is only love and this is its greatest beauty. But when you are 35 years of age or older, the definition of love changes. Then you love someone who is willing to grow old with you. My wife Priya decided to grow old with me and accepted me.

How many years did it take for his wife to accept him?

Piyush honestly told that it took him 10 to 15 years to realize that Priya was his real wife. He said, ‘It was very late that I realized that I have now become a husband. For the first few years, the only feeling I had for her was that she was raising my children, cooking for me and taking care of the house. Apart from that, I had no deep feelings for him. I was a very cold and strict person, not only with Priya, but my behavior with everyone was cold and emotionless. I did not feel the happiness or sadness of others.

Practice of ‘Vipassana’ meditation

But for the last 15 years he has been practicing ‘Vipassana’ meditation regularly. This meditation practice brought a huge change in him. He says, ‘After Vipassana, I gradually started realizing that the other person also suffers pain, he also suffers and he has the right to sympathy. Earlier I was a very lonely and anti-social person. If I didn’t have a job, I might have been completely cut off from the world. Work saved me and Vipassana made me a human being.

Why did wife Priya support him despite difficulties?

When asked why his wife decided to stay with him despite serious issues like infidelity, Piyush replied emotionally. He said that Priya truly loved him. She left home for him and got married against the wishes of her parents. He had made a huge sacrifice. Priya had once clearly told him, ‘No matter what you do, I will not divorce you. I will never leave you.’ Today Piyush remembers his unwavering commitment with great feeling. He says, ‘It was because of her greatness that she stayed with me. Today I understand it. I consider myself very lucky.

The mistake of infidelity and recovery from it

Piyush Mishra also accepted his mistakes with complete honesty. He told that when he realized his mistakes, one day he sat Priya down and told her everything openly. Both cried, hugged each other and felt relieved. Priya said, ‘You made mistakes, I also made them. You did more, I did less. Now let’s end all these things here. After this open conversation, the relationship between the two became even stronger. Piyush also said that if the circumstances had been reversed and Priya had committed a mistake, he too would have forgiven her. They believe that mistakes can be made from both sides in marriage.

The hardest truth that changed everything

It took many years for both of them to be completely honest and open up about everything. Piyush says, ‘We both had to make life better. It wasn’t just my problem. Priya was also going through her own struggle. Both of us were very mentally disturbed. There were many things we wanted to tell each other, but were afraid of how the other person would react. Finally, after a fight of 5-6 years, one day they decided that now they will keep everything in the open. Initially both of them were shocked, but after that their life became much lighter and better. Now there was nothing left to hide, so they could move forward. Piyush Mishra married architect Priya Narayanan in 1995 in Delhi. The couple has two sons, Josh and Jai.