I can atest to that situation (I do exactly what u do including sneaking out and lying about it). But I beg to differ in that I think that they have valid points but I still think that given time, she is a lot better than they think. Do you see any points in this guy that you think will be able to support u in the future? More importantly, do u see yourself able to support him in the future if anything happened? What characteristics are there that you believe may actually benefit your family? Can you separate infatuation from a logical approach to this relationship? If you can clearly and unambiguously separate the two, then u might have something going for you. But only MIGHT.

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