Would you start a relationship with someone, if you know that your parents would not approve of you marrying them?
For example: Talking to someone who is from another race and lives in a different country?
NO.
Would you take the chance the see where it leads and hopefully convince your parents?
NO cuz i don't like to complicate things. It also depends on the kind of trust level you have with your parents. Like i know if my parents will disapprove of someone or some thing it will be for a good reason. So why would i want my bad?
Would you not care what your parents think..its your life and your happiness.
Ofcourse I Care cuz it's not my life only....My life and happiness is shared with my parents. Maybe some people need to be reminded that its their parents who give them birth=life but thanks to Allah i am very aware of it :-)
Or would you just not bother to start anything?
I am sure there are good people everywhere so why be hopeless?