For context, I met my girlfriend (call her L) as part of our friend group back in college and was friends with her for 4 years before we decided to date. We gel really well on all the usual topics and have common interests. The relationship is almost approaching the 1 year mark and we have had our ups and downs. Overall though we both know that we make each other happy and most importantly we try to understand each others problems and listen. However for the past 2 months and the next 3 months we are LDR. I live close enough that she’s only a 6 hour round trip away. Recently I’ve been in a tough spot. My idea of an adult relationship, especially one that shows promise and could lead to a long term relationship is partly based on parental approval. I have a great job that has good growth, L has a good job lined up after she quit her old one and I come from a family with a similar lifestyle to L’s. I’ve met her parents atleast a few times and her siblings as well and they seemed to like me. However her parents absolutely despise me (we are both South Asian iykyk). They openly express their disapproval for our relationship and as L is living at home she is forced to comply. This has affected our relationship as well as my trust in her. When I try to bring it up with her she simply gets overwhelmed about it. We are both in HCOL areas so moving out so early is still a hard financial choice. If anyone has navigated such an issue before, any advice would be great!
TL;DR
Girlfriends parents don’t approve of a relationship that is becoming more stable as the days go by making me question if what my gf said about our future together and our shared hopes and dreams are a lie.