rishta pressure
so basically i need advice/suggestions.
i’m 21f and i’ll be graduating next year. i’ve been dating a guy for more than 3 years and we’re both 100% sure about each other. a few months ago, a rishta came and my parents told me to consider him asap. he basically ticked all the boxes my parents had for me, but the match had serious red flags/holes that they wanted to ignore. when i told them i like someone else, they completely rejected him because we’re the same age and he still needs time to build himself.
that rishta eventually got called off, but now i’m scared. i don’t want to marry someone else. how do i push back against rishtas that will keep coming in the upcoming years?
i want to focus on my career right now and i don’t want to think about marriage, but my parents won’t understand. they assume i’m doing all of this just because of the guy they rejected.
i’m really stuck and scared of losing both my relationship and my parents’ trust. has anyone been in a similar situation? how did you handle the constant rishta pressure while trying to build your career and wait for the right time with your partner?