Man has sex change to please boyfriend but gets dumped instead

Rishu got dumped a year after the surgeryFinding love had been a long struggle for Rishu 29 who was born a boy but had always felt like a woman When she eventually found love and acceptance from her boyfriend 14 years ago she decided she would do anything to keep him happy even get a sex change so she could marry him She could never have imagined that he would dump her just a year after the sex reassignment surgeryRishu was born as Raju the son of a middleclass family residing in Kothrud in Pune Even as a child Rishu had known she was different ldquoI liked to play with girls and dress like themrdquo she recalled adding ldquoMy mother realised it too but my parents refused to accept the bitter truth and shifted me to a boys school There I found other boys who were like me and we befriended each otherrdquoAlso read ExSplitsvilla contestant Gaurav Arora says he was raped at the age of 11But it wasnrsquot long before Rishu became a target for abuse ldquoI was in Std VII the first time I was sexually abused Then other boys began to blackmail me saying they would reveal everything I realised that they were driven by lust but I wanted someone to understand merdquoDespite it all Rishu was comfortable with her body and her sexual identity and didnrsquot want to change a thing And after Std X she finally got a chance to be herself when she began dating Suresh ldquoHe lived nearby and we met through a mutual friend We started dating in 2002 He accepted me the way I was and kept me safe from abuse In the last 14 years we shared all aspects of our life mdash we went out watched movies and had sex like all normal couplesrdquo said Rishu who went on to get a degree in Commerce and become a makeup and mehendi artistBut as much as they loved each other there was a dark cloud hanging over their relationship ldquoI could see that he was attracted to girls I realised that changing my appearance could make a differencerdquoAll for himShe went on ldquoI had made up my mind to undergo the sex change surgery so that I could maintain my relationship with Suresh In October 2015 I underwent the surgery at the cost of Rs 3 lakh But after the surgery Suresh refused to be with me I realised he was in love with another girlrdquoAlso Read Mumbai Man who underwent sex change being harassed by localsBut Rishu held on to hope ldquoA year later he came back to me and we even planned to get married We were trying to give his family the time and space to accept our relationship but in November he cut off from me completelyrdquoParents objectedWhen this reporter contacted Suresh he said ldquoRishu will always be my love I cannot deny our relationship But I do not want to hurt my parents They want me to marry a girl and not a trans personrdquoRishu approached the police and lawyers to ask them to counsel Suresh and bring him back to her but they only laughed at her In despair she considered ending her life but her mother persuaded her to turn her life around ldquoFor her I am still her son She was one who gave me a ray of hope to live I realised I wanted to help women and others from the trans communityrdquoRead Story CEO stuns employee with heartwarming letter post sexchange operationRishu who once dreamed of her wedding and mehendistained hands has now turned her skills to help others with free courses on mehendi and makeup ldquoI have forgiven Suresh He used to say that no one could love him the way I do His words will always remain with merdquo