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Dear Thelma,
I'm a 21-year-old undergraduate and an Indian guy who's in love with an Indian girl. She and I started dating when we were in the same class at university. We started as best friends but later, something more developed. We were very serious about the relationship and meant it to last.
She loves me a lot, but her parents oppose our relationship as they're very strict and insistent that she marries within their community (Chettiars, Malayalee, Telugu). My family is more agreeable, but they want me to finish my studies first. So I said I would talk to her parents about us getting married.
She's a very nice and obedient girl, but she gets angry very easily. She hurts me very badly even when she's at fault. At first I accepted her that way but advised her to control her temper. She listened to me but only for a few days. I think I'm more patient but I'm getting fed up of her anger issues. The situation is causing us problems and we're arguing a lot more.
Despite that, we have never thought of breaking up because we love each other. We've been together for three years, but her parents are already looking for another partner for her. She asked me to talk to them, but frankly, I'm not ready to do that as I'm still studying.
On the flip side, her temper is getting worse. I'm tired of advising her and told her that if we want to be happy, she has to change her ways. I love her very much, but whenever she makes a mountain out of a molehill, it's so draining and I feel like ending the relationship.
I'm so confused. It won't be easy to marry her as I have to fight with her parents to get married to her. But at the same time, my love for her is fading as her behaviour gets from bad to worse.
Tough Call
I'm a 21-year-old undergraduate and an Indian guy who's in love with an Indian girl. She and I started dating when we were in the same class at university. We started as best friends but later, something more developed. We were very serious about the relationship and meant it to last.
She loves me a lot, but her parents oppose our relationship as they're very strict and insistent that she marries within their community (Chettiars, Malayalee, Telugu). My family is more agreeable, but they want me to finish my studies first. So I said I would talk to her parents about us getting married.
She's a very nice and obedient girl, but she gets angry very easily. She hurts me very badly even when she's at fault. At first I accepted her that way but advised her to control her temper. She listened to me but only for a few days. I think I'm more patient but I'm getting fed up of her anger issues. The situation is causing us problems and we're arguing a lot more.
Despite that, we have never thought of breaking up because we love each other. We've been together for three years, but her parents are already looking for another partner for her. She asked me to talk to them, but frankly, I'm not ready to do that as I'm still studying.
On the flip side, her temper is getting worse. I'm tired of advising her and told her that if we want to be happy, she has to change her ways. I love her very much, but whenever she makes a mountain out of a molehill, it's so draining and I feel like ending the relationship.
I'm so confused. It won't be easy to marry her as I have to fight with her parents to get married to her. But at the same time, my love for her is fading as her behaviour gets from bad to worse.
Tough Call