The problem of parents not approving of their children’s partners is not a new one. These issues can come from something as small as the parents having a bad impression of the partner or genuinely not getting along with them, to cultural rifts from a child falling in love outside of their culture and the values associated with that culture. These situations can be extremely challenging for parents as they feel forced to choose between their love for their child and their commitment to an opinion or belief. Forcing the child to make a choice between the person they love and the family that raised them, however, usually brings bad consequences all around.
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