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Balancing family expectations with personal choice in marriage

My parents want to arrange my marriage but I am in love with someone they would never approve of and I do not want to break their hearts or go against their wishes.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Traditional family structures can conflict with individual autonomy when love and duty point in different directions.

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