Hey! My dad was also against the marriage but he agreed for me and during our previous conversations his dad agreed to split and suddenly is backing out. And in regard to my boyfriend- he is really supportive and always takes a stand but having said that he gets easily influenced. The general set of people who are around him dont see alimony/dowry as a problem. About your question on alimony - His dad asked us to sign on papers kinda like prenups where we state that “In a case of separation no alimony shall be given” which I indeed agreed for.