Walking in High Heels

Quick overview of me: 

Born in Sri-Lanka, came to Australia when I was 4 and have lived here ever since!  Life has generally been pretty straight forward, went to school, then university and have amazing friends who are the reason I don’t go insane.

The last 14 months or so haven’t been that straight forward, since I got myself a boyfriend (a.k.a. Giraffe cause he is 6’10 – I should also explain than I’m about 5’3 on a good day!).

I’ve had boyfriends before, nice guys I guess (except for the one that cheated on me, but hey after 3 years, we are friends again).  Anyway…Giraffe is great, can’t complain about him, he is everything that I have ever wanted in a guy, totally in love with him.  He cooks, takes care of me, gives me amazing back massages and foot rubs (cause I get tried walking in high heels all the time), buys me amazing gifts (that includes Bvlgari and Ferre!), he is smart and all that other good stuff!  Actually, the only thing that I can complain about is the fact that he might be a tiny bit too tall…

So where does the problem lie?  He is Australian, which is no problem for me, but for my parents, it is probably the worst thing I could have ever done!  Talk about dramas at home!  They expect me to marry a Singhalese guy..and no offence to all the Lankan guys out there, but I’m not attracted to any of them. 

Basically they have said to me, either marry a sri-lankan guy or they will disown me…what a load of CRAP!  They are trying to do the whole arranged marriage thing, and I’d be ok with that (I think I would), if I wasn’t in love with Giraffe.  They just can’t see beyond the colour of his skin.  I hate to say it, but my parents are racist! 

They actually don’t even know that im going out with him (well I don’t think they do).  As far as I know, they only think that I really like him and want to marry him.  And oh my gosh, so many tears and massive fights!  My mother has threatened to kill herself over this, she keeps telling me that I am ruining the family and that I’m making my parent sick cause of all the stress etc.  Apparently I am the worst daughter on the planet cause I am not marrying the person that they want me to marry!

So the question is, what do I do?  Do I stay with Giraffe, or give him up to make my parents happy?  Actually, its not a question I can answer – I want both, my parents and Giraffe!  Arghhh!!!  ISSUES!