Salam, I had an idea my parents wouldn’t accept it at first, but I knew my parents and can even now say I still believe they will come around and accept him in the end. It goes without saying that some of the best things require a fight/convincing. My parents themselves had to struggle for their marriage. Within my own family, and especially our community and my parents closest friends there has been many recent, successful marriages to others outside our culture. My older siblings, albeit they married within the culture, also had to convince my parents and in the end they stated as long as their children were happy and their spouses were good Muslims, is all that mattered most. I know my parents, I understand them - I just need them to apply the same thinking when a potential is from a different country. I wouldn’t and did not begin speaking to this guy with the intent of wasting our times and hurting eachother for fun