I am dating this guy from SIM, however my parents aren’t convinced that it will last between us..
I would probably rate myself higher then him as I am Smart (I am a scholar) ,I come from a well to do family eg (we can afford to go on at least one holiday per year)
Looks Wise I think I am okay, I get loads of looks and many guys have confessed to me…
However this guy is different.
The odd thing is this guy I feel can do way better than me, he is always thinking 10 steps ahead and he always talks about how to help others or come out with solutions to help people and businesses
He’s doing okay academically, he plans for a masters too ,and this makes me happy
However my parents think that he’s not smart because his from SIM and they harbor many stereotypes, eg he will drink a lot ,when in fact he doesn’t.
and they think he would cheat on me , funny when my mum already suspects my dad has cheated on her
Then there’s the “cheating” narrative. My mother is convinced that a guy like him—who she views as “academically inferior” but “street-smart”—must be a flight risk. She warns me that he will cheat the moment he finds someone “easier” to get along with. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, considering she spent last month crying to me about her suspicions that my father has been keeping a “second set of books” and a second life on his business trips.
How do I convince them that a degree scroll doesn’t define a man’s loyalty or his intellect? They are so blinded by the brand of the school that they can’t see the man who is already building a life they would actually admire if they just looked at his actions instead of his student ID.
I’m caught between the “Scholar” I’m supposed to be and the “Empath” I’m becoming because of him. I want to show them that while I might have the “unicorn” life they wanted for me, he is the one who actually understands the game we are all playing.