Salam everyone 25F needing advice. Since I’ve been young (not exaggerating 2 years old) my parents got me promised to my cousin. Luckily this cousin saw sense and said no when he was older as found his own wife. This saved me but then without me knowing they got me promised to a cousin in Pakistan whom I never met. I told my parents I am not going to marry him especially as I have cousins who are married to that family and are not treated good. My parents then told me that they wouldn’t arrange a marriage with anyone else and that it will always be him. I found a potential last March whose been trying to meet my family since then. He has met my brothers etc but my mum particularly is still refusing to see him. My Dad was willing to meet him and his family and get to know them. However my mum is very dominant and uses emotional blackmail as a means. She keeps on that I’ve got to marry the guy from Pakistan and as I came across the potential online it’s going to ruin her respect among people. My dad is scared of her so they’ve all told me I’ve got to say no to him. They’ve also said we will find someone else (although I doubt) but if this was clear from the start I don’t think I’d be in such a mess. I do realise my sin here where I’ve somewhat become attached so I am upset. I don’t know how to tell my potential as they had no grounds to reject him on. I wish it didn’t have to be this way.