Would you go against your parent for marrying someone you love?

@hireshd (490)
India
August 13, 2009 9:23am CST
Would you go against the wish of your parents to marry someone whom you love, even if they treat not to talk with you if you marry? Many of us face such situations, what is that goes on your mind in such times of trials?
7 responses
@zoey7879 (3092)
• United States
13 Aug 09
Damn straight I would. It's my life that I alone am in control of. We spend our time growing and learning to be independent, and staying independent of my parents is exactly what I am going to do.
@eLsMarie (4346)
• Philippines
14 Aug 09
i agree... :) but my respect and my love for my parents wouldn't changed... i'd still hope that though i'll choose to marry someone whom they does not like, they would later understand
@lordz00 (20)
19 Aug 09
i would definitely go against my parents, it is gonna be painful for parents when you don't follow what they want because they thought that's what's best for you, but they didn't know what's best for you is asking what you want. in the end, with my life, i will be the one who will put up and live with the decisions i made from the past. its like picking up a knife and cutting ur hand off, you will never be complete and will become miserable. marrying the person you don't love knowing you have offered your heart to someone else, it is painful, it is hurtful and unfulfilling. would anyone want to put up with that?. if yes. then i don't.
• United States
14 Aug 09
I would make as much effort as possible for my family to see the person the way that I see him and hope that they could settle their differences or at least tolerate each other if it meant making me happy. If there was no possible way to work it out then I would probably stick with my family because love interests come and go but you can never truly replace your family. If he really loved me then he would find a way to make it work with my family.
• China
13 Aug 09
Wow,it's really a tough question.If you love someone so much but your parents don't allow you two to be together,then it's really hard to handle.From my point of view,parents should respect your choice and give you the right and freedom to live with one that you love.After all,marriage is to find someone who you fall in love with and want to spend your whole life with,not to find someone who your parents are satisfied with.I think you can try some means to persuade your parents and let them know that you can only live happily with one you truly love.So just go after your lover and there is nothing to be afraid of. Happy myloting.
@Olusanya (16)
• Niger
13 Aug 09
if u are sure about the love, that God is leading you go ahead in your marraige,b4 wedding put your parent in prayer God will convince them and you will be happy together.their is nothing too hard 4 God to do
• United States
13 Aug 09
I would prefer to go against your parents decision to marry someone. Choosing a partner in life is your own choice. You cannot build a good family if you don't love your partner in life. Though parents cannot put their child into troubles and they want their child to have a good living but i agree to the psychologists that we have a different personalities. In the theory of carl gustav jung one of the known psychologist says that in every individual there is applicable partner in life that suits in his or her personality. You cannot live with your parents for a lifetime but with your partner that is why choose a partner that fits to your personality for you to live happy and contented at the end. Many couple leads to divorce because they cannot choose the best partner for them and the sufferer is their child. My simple advice is choose your partner wisely.
@kevchua (1004)
• Malaysia
13 Aug 09
Yes, I would still marry. No, I'm not being rude or disrespectful to my parents. They have to respect my wish to marry the person of my choice. Respect works both ways - the giver and the recipient have to respect each other. Only then will there by peace and harmony in the family. Parents always believe that their decisions for their children are always right because they're older. That's the reason they impose everything on their children although their children are old enough to make their own decisions. Sometimes parents may threaten to disown their children if they marry anyone whom they do not endorse, but when they see their grandchild, their behaviour change over time. They'll be less hostile and this would eventually mend the broken relationships. This scenario appears to be something out of the movies - what do you think?