I am sushmita and presently I teach in a small institution and working hard to get a better job and becoming financially independent. I am single girl child (it is important when I later talk about my struggles). As my father was in army so I was born in a different state and had blissful childhood growing up in varied cultures. But reality is hard.

My father chose his homeland to get settled and the place and culture is alien to me. Not that I don’t want to be part of it but I feel quite progressive comparatively. I always faced a difference in opinions with them but now I realise they spoke from point of society they grew up in and I being the breed of best of all worlds.

Over the time the differences have been mentally tormenting. I love a guy who was once my schoolmate in the state where I was born in. My parents not only rejected my relationship he also tried to shake off my confidence a number of times. My father is not even willing to see the guy. He is only concerned that his daughter must be here with him to take care of him in his old age no matter if she wants a career and married happily.

He doesn’t even want to meet my boyfriend for once. He may not be film star -looking but he is too caring and earns well enough and of course same religion.

With passing time, my parents have been mentally and physically abusive to me. And I have nowhere to run. In India marriages are only accepted only when two families are involved.

So, eloping is also not an option. Till date my love story is a secrecy and our marriage is a myth. I am scared of ending up alone. Only thing I want is my parent’s approval and only thing I hear is threats from them. I feel so mentally traumatised. But I till date I am still fighting in hope that something may change their mind.

Honestly when I saw this page I was looking for inspiration. But here I am.