What to do......

Hello ppl! Being a regular reader on this forum, just thought to share my problem here, hoping to get some good advises & suggestions.

So, I am a girl, turning 27 next month. I am still single. There was a guy among our relative with whom my dad was desperate to get me married to, but that couldn’t happen, mainly because there were many reasons i rejected him & declined to marry him, & so his family backed off. And this entire thing took good 5-6 years or so when they finally backed off. Anyways! That’s history now.

I am a working girl & there have been many people who has approached me so that they can send their parents to our home with proposal. There’s this guy who i know for the last one year. From the time till i know him till today he has been insistent that i should talk to my parents about him so that he can send his parents to our home with proposal. With the help of my cousin sister, my dad was informed about him & that he is interested to send proposal to our home. But the problem is that, my dad isn’t open to welcome anyone to come to our home with any proposal. In the past also, people who were interested, they were never given any chance to come to our home with proposal. And the reason behind his this behaviour, let me be honest & open here that, he is a drunkard :bummer: :(. He has a habit of looking at everything in wrong colours.

Many times he keeps on taunting me with talks like, look at yourself, within few years your hair will turn white but still you aren’t married. I tell him that, that’s because of you. Because you aren’t serious about me & my future. Then he tells me that, since you are so desperate, then go ahead & marry whoever you want :bummer: & then he tells me that you can’t do that also, because you don’t have guts & i tell him like, wow, you are encouraging me to elope with a guy! :S

So, now it has become every day situation at home. I am just totally fed up. I just don’t understand what to do. Sometimes I wish to just go & live separately on my own but then i think about my mom & sisters & iam not able to do that.

And with this guy, on this 28th June, it would be a year that i know him, & so he tells me that, by this 28th June, if he isn’t given a date to come to our home, then he is going to go away from my life forever :(. Whatever it is, but he is a nice guy & i do like him & i wouldn’t want to lose him. He isn’t aware about my dad’s drinking habit. All he says is that iam non-serious about him & about getting married & tells me that if he isn’t given a date, he would think of me as cheat & fraud & move on with his life.

What you people suggest? What should i do?

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tell your mother about this proposal,discuss with her and if she supports you make your father understand about the guy and go ahead.
A person who drinks can not be responsible but u know better how he is in other matters of home and family.
You can also involve someone to whom you trust in for this.

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Mom already knows about this but she is too scared of dad! She cannot support.

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Elope!

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This situation is most strnage, what if the proposal came from a nice house and the genius young man decided to bring some Johnny Walkers vintage over as a peace present? Surely if fire water can bring the best out of Savages it might work with you Papa. On second thoughts scrath that.

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Maybe you should tell the guy about your fathers drinking habit , explain the situation to him. If he is really serious he probably should understand and help come up with a solution instead of just leaving. The next time your father brings up your marriage saying your getting old etc tell him that you do have someone in mind that you'll like him to meet ? You've said that you tried but it has not worked out in the past , maybe try again.

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marrying a drinking persons no way. just find some one else with good habbits and behavior.

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bhai firse ek dafa usski post parho please

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she's not marrying somebody whos drinking. Her father is the drunkard...

OP: It would be much easier for you if you didn't live in the same house as him... I think a man would be severely put off by his future father-in-laws behavior and would run off

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Feeling sad about all this. May Allah help u.
Leaving your home is not a good idea, may be your father is angry with you coz you rejected the proposal where he was wanted to get you married. Do u hv brothers? talk to him, certainly he would help you out.

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Yes, but they are younger than me & they all are too scared of dad. I am the only one in my family who has enough guts to stand up in front of him & point out anything which is wrong. All others are too scared of him.

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Are you implying that its her fault that her dad drinks..? how is her situation get any better if she stays? She won't ever find a husband!

Why not say to the guy whos interested..

"I'm in a bit of trouble... the reason why I can't let you send your mother is because my father is having some problems and he's taking it out on me. I don't know what to do."

guys usually like to help girls..

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the way you are saying scared means… sorry no offense but does your dad by any chance hit your mom/sis wageira… i mean what else can be the reason to be SO SCARED :hmmm:

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Looks like the 6 years of thar rishta process built resentment in your father. He probably also resents your standing up to him. Better to get the help of the person you are interested in.

Either your father will mellow with time or he wont. Don't let his insecurities ruin your life. Good luck.

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believe me by telling him about your dad condition and behaviour would do nothing except a shocked. guys do help girls but its slightly a diff issue.

ok well one thing is for sure you don't need to leave your home and your younger siblings, mum behind u i think they need you more and your support as well. Ever your family tried to consult a psychiatric for your dad? don't get me wrong here but counselling with a psychiatric and by regularly taking prescribed medicine, your dad attitude towards your family would change rapidly.

ref: hv a known doc in this field

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How?

I tried taking help of my cousin. Today she tried talking to him but all he told her is that, i’ll never see/meet any stranger for her. If she wants to marry, ask her to go ahead & get married, she has all permission from my side :bummer:

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maybe the only way is for you to do whatever you want

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use ur father as a fathre by name only and do what you want, many people get married without father too, i was married without father because he was not alive.

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But for me, since he is the decision-maker at home, his approval is very much necessary in order for anything to move ahead.

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agreed. but keep in mind, decisions are only helpful if taken at the right time