Hi I am a 25 year female and am suffering from severe depression. There is something very serious going on in my life. I do not know if it is a medical issue or something else but could not find any other way to talk about it. I am a reserved category hindu and am well educated. I am an Mba from well reputed college but my family is very orthodox in terms of marriage since my roots are from village. I have been brought up by my real father's brother who is my 'taauji' but since I ve always been with him so I ve always considered him my father. So the matter is I ve been dating this boy from past 7 years and I love him very very very much. He is an amazing guy, well settled and very loving. But the problem is his religion. He is a muslim. And my parents would never ever allow me to marry him. They are worried about my future but how do I marry someone else when I can not even think about anybody else. My father (taauji) says he will in no case let me marry a muslim. What should I do now? I do not wanna marry anybody else but I do not even want to go against my father who has done so much for me from my childhood. I am really depressed. I just do not understand this situation and the worst part is nobody in my family speaks against him as he is the eldermost person. Can anybody here help me out? I am really confused and disturbed. I still have time but I keep thinking about this only. I am very distracted all the time. Theres nobody who can help. I feel very broken.