please decide youself what best is.... its not your parents who is going to suffer on chosing friends.. examine very closly what they really meant with that and take your own time and decide...

Yeah. You can't let anyone else decide your life for you. It's not your friends or your parents life- its yours. Listen to your heart and let it decide, with a little conditioning from the mind that is.

I agree that it is important to make your own decisions but try to keep in mind that your family is blood. Friends and boyfriends will come in and out of your life everyday but you cannot get rid of your family. A family’s love is unconditional and they clearly see something in your friend/bf that they do not think is good for you. Remember that your family will be there for you no matter what. Can you say the same thing for your friend or boyfriend?

hey u can blv in ur bf and friends as much as ur family
it is really tough wen ur family opposes ur friends,best way is to try convincing ur family

I wasn't saying you shouldn't believe in your friends or boyfriend, I was saying that sometimes it is a losing battle and unless you are planning on marrying the guy than is it really worth alienating your family for him. I saw a friend go through the same thing and now she has no bf or best friend and her family hardly acknowledges her existence. I would hate to see someone else go through that, she is miserable all of the time and she misses the relationship she had with her mom.

Well, gothic dudes and gals are not really that popular especially among parents. But sometimes, how a person looks outside does not really reflects what he is inside. Maybe you can show your parents that your friends are really good persons.