It has nothing to do with tradition and everything to do with stupidity! Grow some balls and grow up. He and She were not ready to get married and since we don't have detials of thier age, i'm going to assume they were both unemployed and young. Because if they were mature enough, they could have eloped and lived on thier own. Parents would eventually come around. End of story.
Oh and to answer your question.. NO it doesn't matter who my kids marry. In the end it'll be thier life. So be it if she or he marries a thug, low life etc.... I'll voice my opinions and also tell him or her what I think, but I'd never tell them who they can or can't marry.
Nailed it.
For me, as long as my kid(s) are happy, that's all that matters..becau
se at the end of the day, it is their life.
Also want to add that when I lived in Laos, there several suicide cases of both genders because of the parents refusal to let their kids marry who they love. There are also cases where the bride was forced to marry and then she commit suicide shortly after via opium overdose. So I agree with Special K that as parents, you do your best to guide your children but the ultimate decision should be theirs because it's their life.