Love may be blind... but parents aren't..

Philippines
March 21, 2007 5:56am CST
It will probably happen to you at least once in your life. You'll fall for somebody that your parents don't like. Sometimes their disapproval will be valid, other times it will be irrational, but no matter what it will be hard for you to deal with. What do you do when cupid pairs you with someone that your parents can't stand? The idea of star crossed lovers has been romantacized with movie potrayals like those of Leonardo DiCarpio and Claire Danes in "Romeo and Juliet", but the reality of this relationship is that they are difficult and draining. So, how do you deal when your parents don't like the person you love?
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• Philippines
21 Mar 07
I have not experience this myself but most of the times parent do have valid reasons why they don't like the guy. A person in-love most often than not have suddenly have this disease called SRD or "sight and reasoning deficiency". What a person in love sees are all the positive and superlatives characteristics of the guy. And common sense are thrown out the window. Girls tend to think that they could change a guy's bad habits. There are exceptions but they are not the rule. This is the common misconceptions about love and relationship. My unsolicited advise/response/comments when parent disagree with your partner, try listening first what they have to say. And open your mind instead of your heart for awhile so you could understand better. Be objective about it and not be too emotional when they critisize your partner. And tell your partner that your parents don't like him and see how he will react. Will he try his darnest best to be accepted or will he bad mouth your parents. If I were you you should watch very closely how he will react. How he react towards your parents is the same way he will treat you eventually.
• Philippines
21 Mar 07
yeah i agree with u on that! The best love that we can consider the unconditional love would always be seen and have only from our parents/ family. That's why its really hard for us to get a bad comments from our family, specially if they are not agree with our new love.
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• Northern Mariana Islands
21 Mar 07
For me, if I love somebody...I would fight for him all the way not forgetting that I might be wrong about him and that in the end I might regret doing so.