Start by understanding your own priorities and communicating them clearly to your family. Explain what you need before making a lifelong commitment, whether that means more time, opportunities to meet suitable partners or greater clarity about your future.
Try to identify areas where compromise is possible without sacrificing your essential values. If conversations repeatedly become stressful, a trusted family member, mediator or counsellor may help everyone communicate more constructively.
Family expectations can be important, but pressure alone is not a sound reason to accept a marriage proposal. Your consent, readiness and comfort with the decision matter.
