Hi guys! Any update on this? I am in a very very similar situation except I know for a fact my parents don’t approve of my boyfriend because he is of a different culture, race (as related to cultural upbringing), and not a doctor (like I will be a few of years).

My family doesn’t have any other family in the US, and my boyfriend’s parents are divorced and remarried.

My parents think he won’t be good enough because he isn’t a doctor so he won’t be able to earn and support me strongly (he’s software engineering and doing well, working his way up in positions and salaries). They also think he’s not on my level because of that and that it’ll cause problems. They also don’t like his parents being divorced and assume his family isn’t as close knit as Asian families are. But his parents and families do like me and are accepting and good with me.

I am financially dependent on my parents too because of my visa which doesn’t allow me to work yet. My parents asked me to leave my boyfriend 2 years ago when I was 20 and just told them I liked him. 2 years later we’ve kept a relationship because I have a gut feeling he’s a very good fit for me and I won’t find someone as good as him that works with me so well again. I am now 22 and starting dental school and want to bring it up with my parents again, however they are still my support and so I feel tied down to listen to them.