Growing up in a country like India where people still prefer an arranged marriage over a love marriage and where caste discrimination has been very prominent, convincing your parents for a love marriage in a different caste may be very very very tricky… But times are changing and even people are. here we will talk about some points regarding INTERCASTE MARRIAGE . Here we will put our eyes on some points for convincing our closed ones on this. bcz sometimes we children also need to play a role of a virtual thinker. 1)Cultural and Caste Differences The most common reasons for denial is a cultural difference. Cultures in India are quite diverse and people have a mindset. They are orthodox and marrying their children in the same caste, preferably in an arranged marriage is something ingrained in their brains. 2)Social Standing People strive through their life to build a reputation and they feel like accepting for love marriage in different caste would affect their standing in the social circle badly. 3)Making the right choice Some folks are open to inter-caste marriage as long as they are arranged marriages. They just feel like their children should marry as per their choice because they can make the right decision. 4)Talk on the Right Time Always talk when your parents are in a good mood. Don’t approach them when they are angry or irritated. Find the correct moment to talk to them. Also, don’t surprise them with such announcements. Ease it into conversations, don’t bring your partner directly and surprise them.Talk with them when and how you fell in love with your partner. Tell them how happy you are. It is a possibility that you may face opposition as both of you are from a different caste. 5)Search for Examples To be honest, love marriages in different caste or love marriages, in general, are rare but you’ll find one such pair in almost every family. Search for them and use them as an example to convince your parents. 6)Gain Support from Siblings, Cousins or Relatives All of us have one such sibling or cousin who is really close and whom your parents absolutely love. Taking their support will make things easier for you and as they belong to the same generation they’ll understand things better. You can also take the support of married cousins as their thoughts hold relatively more weight in terms of maturity and marriage. 7)Request your Parents to Meet your Partner at Least Once If we think from the parent’s point of view, they find it hard to accept someone from different culture and caste altogether which is understandable, owing to the social background we live in. Just ask your parents to meet your partner at least once before deciding. 8)Find out the Concern of your Parents Your parents may have various reasons why they disagree with love marriage in a different caste. Most of them may be due to social standing, unpleasant reactions from other family members, relatives, and society. Don’t get angry and yell at them for their reasons. Be prepared with the counter answers for their concerns. 9)Keep Away from the Relatives who are Against Inter-Caste Marriages You may already know the relatives who are culturally biased so try and keep your parents away from them because they can cause a huge damage and influence your parents’ decisions. 10)Get one Parent on your Side You have almost got the approval if you can convince and get one parent on your side. They will help you in convincing the other parent. However, don’t try to create a rift between them due to this. 11)Sacrifice and Compromise are a Part of Marriage You parents may also point out that love marriage in different caste brings along a lot of challenges. Explain it to your parents that you are prepared to face the challenges. Tell them that you know both of you will have to make a lot of sacrifices and compromises and you are prepared for it. 12)Don’t Plead, Beg or Pressurize Never pressurize them to agree to your marriage by taking rash decisions or threatening them because they are looking out for you. And honestly, convincing parents for inter-caste love marriage is a time-consuming process. But stay calm and convince them because after all, they are your parents. Don’t tell them that you’ll elope or something like that because it will make you look immature and hurt them. Tell them their blessing is as important as your partner and it is not a choice, you need to have both in your life. 13)Avoid Surprises Don’t give them surprises. Don’t bring your girlfriend to a family dinner setting and announce the news that you want to marry her. Your parents might somehow feel you have broken promises and disappointed them. Even if the girl belongs to the same caste, don’t spring this on them in front of everyone. A personal setting would be better. 14)Try Learning from your Friends or Family Trust me, you won’t be the first person who would be opting for a love marriage. You’ll definitely find some friends or family members who have had a love marriage. Learn from them about how they convinced their parents. so guys here are some points and suggestions as per me that how should we react on such matter. i researched on some points and gave my personal thinking as an opinion after considering many views of different authors. so no need to be offended (if any.)