A Matter of Opinion

It's so hard trying to explore the possibility of starting a new relationship when you know deep down that your parents don't agree with your choice. My friend told me that I should just ignore how they feel and continue to live my life the way I want to, but how can I ignore the feelings of the people who have done the most for me? What I'm struggling with the most is their reasoning behind their disapproval. It's all because, in their minds they know who they want me to be with and they have been pushing the issue for yearssss. It just seems like a selfish reason for them to deny me the possibility of maybe having something great with a great guy, just because they have preconceived views on who they want as the in-laws. Y's parents are great, fantastic, loving, loyal and fierce people. They protect me and defend me as if I was their own daughter and I know without a shadow of a doubt that they would do whatever they could to make me happy. I love them and would want nothing more than for them to be my mother and father in-law, but I have always thought that, that decision belonged to Y and I. If it's meant to be, it'll be....but my parents need to understand that they can't form biased opinions based on selfish reasoning and that my 父、and 母 will be apart of our lives forever in a capacity that not many people would ever be able to understand ....maybe it's just a matter of opinion....