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July 25, 2021 at 11:28 am #383427PeaceParticipant
Dear TeaK,
“just returned from holidays and feeling fine 🙂 ” i hope you enjoyed your holidays ..
“Do you think they might prevent you from finishing your education (e.g. stop financing it) if you get married without their approval?”
No.they wont be able to stop me financially as i work part time and manage my expenses myself . so i dont need to ask them .i dont Ask money from my family ,also because i dont have good financial background there .
“What’s the worst that can happen if they don’t approve?”
the worst that can happen is that they can get angry ,upset and very disappointed ..As they would think i ruined the family name etc because they scared “what will people say”?
Peace
- This reply was modified 3 years, 5 months ago by Peace.
July 25, 2021 at 11:33 am #383429PeaceParticipantDear Anita ,
“Thank you for your kind words of appreciation.I hope that you continue to rest and that your thoughts get clearer and clearer, and your feelings- freer and freer from fears and worries.
you are welcome 🙂 yah i am doing that and its helping me ..i m trying not to be obsessed much and take things lightly sometime ..
Peace 🙂
July 25, 2021 at 11:41 am #383430AnonymousGuestDear Peace:
I wish you to live up to your screen name: PEACE, to not obsess and to take things lightly!
anita
July 25, 2021 at 12:21 pm #383431TeeParticipantDear Peace,
No.they wont be able to stop me financially as i work part time and manage my expenses myself . so i dont need to ask them
That’s great! You’re in a good position, you cannot be blackmailed. You can basically live and arrange your life as you wish, independent of their requirements.
the worst that can happen is that they can get angry ,upset and very disappointed ..As they would think i ruined the family name etc because they scared “what will people say”?
So you might be seen as a rebel, “ungrateful” daughter (at least in the beginning, till they get used to it)? How much does it disturb you? Perhaps it would help you to be aware that there is a part of you that wants to be a “good daughter”, who makes her family happy (a part that wants to be loved and accepted by your family). And there is another part, who wants to live her life freely and be happy with the person she loves.
If you want to please your family, you need to sacrifice yourself and choose an unhappy life. If you want to choose your own happiness, you need to accept that you will cause some (although lesser) unhappiness to your family. So basically it’s your own deep, personal, day-in day-out lived happiness (as anita said) vs your family’s superficial and fleeting feeling of satisfaction because you did what they deem right. If you choose what your family wants, your life will be drastically worse. If you choose what you want, the life of your family won’t be drastically worse, in fact it won’t be worse at all. They might complain, but in all honesty, their life will be the same.
Perhaps this helps you decide…
July 27, 2021 at 12:07 pm #383499DatsLyfeParticipantHi Peace,
No matter how romantic the guy is to you, if he’s financially irresponsible then your relationship with him will not work. It only works if he’s willing to make changes for the better. As time passes you’ll grow tired of his lack of responsibilities, and the frustration will outweigh whatever romantic gestures that he’s done for you. Based on your story it seems to me that he’s still immature. A lot of false promises. Move on if he’s unwilling to be more financially responsible.
September 9, 2021 at 5:05 pm #386032PeaceParticipanthello Anita,
I was just thinking about you ..
just wanted to ask: how are you and how u doing ?
Peace
- This reply was modified 3 years, 3 months ago by Peace.
September 9, 2021 at 5:36 pm #386034PeaceParticipantDear TeaK:
How are you ?
i read your last post
Perhaps this helps you decide
yes it helped me understand the whole situation but i was still overthinking about all the situation.
“So you might be seen as a rebel, “ungrateful” daughter (at least in the beginning, till they get used to it)? How much does it disturb you?”
i hate to admit it but i always craved that love and attention from my family from Childhood ..i wanted to be a Good Sister and good Daughter so that i could be “Seen” , “heard” and paid attention to .i was very hungry for Love and being accepted .so i hope i could make my point why it effects me …
Although I have matured enough, to realize by my own experiences that such superficial thing doesn’t matter, but still. yes, there is a part of me who wants to be a good Sister/ Daughter.
I saw small changes on behalf of my sister about my Guy .she wanted to know his family, and it appeared to me a positive sign …i hope things get better without me going against them and being called a rebel.
Peace
September 9, 2021 at 7:47 pm #386038AnonymousGuestI am fine, Peace, how are you?
anita
September 10, 2021 at 1:37 am #386044TeeParticipantDear Peace,
I am fine, thank you. I do have some chronic knee problems, but it’s still manageable.
I saw small changes on behalf of my sister about my Guy .she wanted to know his family, and it appeared to me a positive sign …i hope things get better without me going against them and being called a rebel.
Good to hear that your sister might be more open to accepting your boyfriend…
i hate to admit it but i always craved that love and attention from my family from Childhood ..i wanted to be a Good Sister and good Daughter so that i could be “Seen” , “heard” and paid attention to .i was very hungry for Love and being accepted .so i hope i could make my point why it effects me …
Although I have matured enough, to realize by my own experiences that such superficial thing doesn’t matter, but still. yes, there is a part of me who wants to be a good Sister/ Daughter.
It’s good you are aware of it. I understand you don’t want to disappoint your mother and siblings, and want to be loved and appreciated. But I believe you wouldn’t want to pay the price of sacrificing yourself for their “love”. And if they can’t accept you for who you are, then their love isn’t true love either, but is burdened by expectations. Then they don’t see the real you but expect you to meet their image of who you should be.
The solution is to love and accept yourself completely, to love your true self. Your true self includes your needs and desires, your goals and dreams, as well as your preferences for a life partner. So love yourself and your preferences, and it will be easier to deal with your family’s “disappointment”. If they truly love you and appreciate you, they will accept your choice of partner, and be happy for you.
September 17, 2021 at 8:58 am #386402AnonymousGuestDear Peace:
I was thinking about you today. On the previous page of your thread,, you wrote that the man you met in May this year asked you to marry him. You wrote about him: He is a great guy …he is the person with whom I’m having a healthy relationship, who listens to me ,care for me, doesn’t react when something doesn’t goes according to plan ,respects me and respects my space and boundary”-
– What is happening with him these days.. are you anywhere close to marrying him?
anita
October 3, 2021 at 8:13 am #386972PeaceParticipantDear anita ,
thank you for your post .. i felt good knowing you were thinking about me . I was just checking tinybuddha and saw your thread..
regarding this Guy .. actually i came in my hometown for vacation before two weeks .me and he decided to let our meet first ( so we planned it by bringing some of his goods as excuse to give his mom ) . So his mom came in our house yesterday .. she met me and my family ( her mom doesn’t know anything about our relationship yet as i wanted the first meeting to be general meeting ,not as proposal ).it was nice meeting them (his family).
before this visit my sisters wanted to know them too .. my elder sis liked them as a person ( who doesn’t know about our relationship) and the sister who knew about us , was very friendly with them on meeting, was enjoying talking and telling stories i thought she likes them ..
so today she again asked me “Are you sure you want to marry him ? and she again said
“Life is yours but I advise u ,not to marry him “ when i asked why she replied : “ humari nasal karab hojaegii “ translation “ our family will be mixed and family name will be ruined “ because his mom also looked like mixed african …she further said :
“ people will laugh at us and talk bad about us that “ see which kind of person she married to “ and also that we ( my family ) always talked about other family about this caste thing and now we are marrying them its disgrace etc . I then asked her “ why did you talk or critized about other people caste “ why did you guys discriminate and who told you to do ???”
she had no answer and then she said bcz we dint know one day we will be marrying this caste ..it was very disappointing , heart breaking argument with my sis today .because she wants to me to find some one else and advised me to not marrying him just because of caste ..ignoring his all other good qualities ,about his character , responsible and how he treats and listens to me / care about me ..
October 3, 2021 at 10:00 am #386985AnonymousGuestDear Peace:
You are welcome, and good to read back from you!
You wrote that your older sister advised you to not marry this good man of character, a man who treats you well (“she.. advised me to not marrying him”), and she told you: “Life is yours“- to advise someone means to give someone a recommendation. It does not mean to order someone. And so, you don’t have to follow her recommendation. You can choose to not follow it.
She also told you that your life is.. indeed yours. This means that your life is not her life, and so make choices according to your values, not according to her values.
She values caste and race (“she.. advised me to not marrying him just because of caste“, “because his mom also looked like mixed african“). You value character, responsibility, respect and care (“all other good qualities ,about his character , responsible and how he treats and listens to me / care about me”).
Choose love, not prejudice, not racism, not inequality, not unjust traditions and practices!
anita
October 3, 2021 at 10:16 am #386986PeaceParticipantDear Anita ,
While you were writing me back and submitting your last thread i was discussing about same topic with my sister ..
in afternoon it was like a advise but now it feels like smthing else .
She was making alot of excuses to not to accept him .. by saying people will torture my family ..u will be in Europe but people will criticise us here .. and that our uncle wont accept this proposal .. people will make our life hell .. mom will be very disturbed etc ..
and she continued that i should wait and check him more like 2 years etc .. i told her i m sorry but i dont have energy to wait 2 years more ..
The only issue is caste according to her .. that my children will have curly hair ( actually i do have curly hair too ,i told her ) and it doesnt matter ..
yah its all about racism ,prejudice unfortunately ..
i understand her situation and whatever she is saying is reality but this should stop 🛑 now ..
should i go to Europe and marry there if the family wont like him ? Because my Guy asked me that if you think u dont want to include family then we would do that now and with time we will tell them ..
what should be the best thing to do ?
October 4, 2021 at 9:46 am #387050AnonymousGuestDear Peace:
Somehow I did not know that you posted almost a day ago until a few moments ago!
“should i go to Europe and marry there if the family wont like him? Because my Guy asked me that if you think u don’t want to include family then we would do that now and with time we will tell them ..what should be the best thing to do?”-
– marry him in Europe without your family of origin being involved. Start your family of choice with your husband, a family that is about love and fairness and all good things!
anita
October 6, 2021 at 12:51 pm #387122PeaceParticipantDear Anita ,
thank you for your post ..today i just want to share whatever happening in my life right now ,so that i feel better ..
i would do that .. i do think it will be best thing to do ….
i have 2 siblings till yet , who are supporting me and the one who is against it … hopefully things get better… lets seei hope you are doing fine .
i am not doing well i was having sore throat and feeling low and went to a good specialist .. and he asked me if i have Anxiety out of nowwhere ?? Nd he suggested me anxiety tablets (escitalopram) which are exactly the same formula which my doctors in Germany has suggested me before two years and one month before .. ( citalopram )
however i started it once again ..feeling nausea nd more anxiety .. nd sick feeling ..
i was having social anxiety and dont like communicating with people alot .. i do ignore texts and dont want to pick people’s / friends call because it gives me uncomfortable feeling ..I used to be very social but now i dont want to …
Peace
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