I am sorry if I sound like an old man, but I believe you marry someone you love. When you are with someone you truly love all the money problems do not go away, but when you love someone you find a way to survive because you love them and are willing to do whatever it takes to make things work. Call me old fashioned, but I can only imagine the insanity that will ensue if I say that I won’t marry a woman because she is poor. Is he poor because he is a lazy bum who doesn’t want to work or because he didn’t have a chance to make something of his life? May be he is a good person and you could actually help him be more than he is now. Try not to be so shallow. I assume you are not from US, so it’s probably different culture, etc., but in US women do this a lot and are often alone living with cats, angry at all men. I see this daily. I am not being rude, I am being honest. There is a concept in modern culture known as Hypergamy. In simple terms, it’s when women are with men who make less money than they do they are unhappy and the relationships don’t survive. I find that to be really sad. Again, call me old fashioned, but relationships should be based on love, emotions, feelings, common interests, not the amount of money you have in your bank account. I get it that it’s different for men vs. women, and cultures are different, but you have ONE life. If you care about someone, who cares how much they are worth?

PS. All cultures are different and I get it that your culture requires you to consult and even ask permission from parents, but your parents are not going to be around forever. When they are gone and you are alone, are you going to blame them that you didn’t take a chance on someone you loved? IMHO, our parents can give us advice and tell us what to do all that want. And I listen to my parents, but I am not 12, 18, or even 22. I am a grown man and while I will always listen to what my parents say, the decisions I make are my own.

Try to think outside the box. It’s actually very simple. Do you care about this poor guy or not?