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Hello everyone! First time posting anything on Reddit! Ahhh!!

I am a 22 year old female living in California who grew up in the US. My parents immigrated here from India right after they got married. They were arranged and basically met on their wedding day. They've been married for about 25 years, and have never been on good terms. Lets just say because of my father, I resented men and wanted nothing to do with marriage, until I met my boyfriend.

He and I have been together for about 3.5 years now (24 years old). I've never met anyone like him. I didn't believe soulmates existed until I met him. We have gone through hell and back in our relationship and have remained strong. I know I want to marry this guy (in fact, he has the ring of my dreams!!), the only problem I face is that he is white. 

My parents have always wanted me to do a traditional Indian marriage, meaning they pick out the guy, we do all the customs, etc. If I marry a man of my own choosing, I know for certain I will be cut off from my family entirely. I won't have a mother or a father anymore. My family will erase all traces of me. It'll be as if I never even existed...

So, my question is, what should I do? I want nothing more than to spend the rest of my life with this man, with the approval of my family, but I know I can't have my cake and eat it too.
<bot>: I have to choose between either marrying the man of my dreams or marrying a guy my parents choose. Failure to comply will result in being disowned.