I know someone who kind of went through the same thing with reference to her skin tone. And by the way, I am also the darkest in my family. I am not kaali but not gori either. I am what people call sanwali and I love it.
Listen, people need a reason to say things and give fuzool ki advice. In one ear and out the other. Every time someone gives me an unnecessary mashwaray…I think about all the good things I have going for me. Once I start counting them…I stop caring about what others say to me.
Also, if I know its something I should be focusing on, I listen but dont let myself dwell on the negative aspects of it.