Empathy Responce

Scenario: It is 2012 and a girl in her late teens has started dating someone who she believes is her true love. Unfortunately, her parents, family and friends don't approve of the relationship and are trying to force her to end it. Her parents have even gone so far as to say that they will disown her if she doesn't stop the relationship. In her diary she writes down her feelings about the whole situation. What does she write?

Dear Diary,

Why is this my life? Why are my family and friends turning on me? The only person who supports me is Ethan, but my parents forbid me to see him. My parents don’t like him because of his family background and because he is not socially sophisticated like my family are. Why can’t I be with someone I really love and be happy, instead of being with someone my parents approve of but being sad and unhappy for the rest of my life.

I love Ethan so much, and can’t imagine living without him. But everyone is trying to get me to break up with him, my parents are even going to disown me! What is even worse is that even my friends don't approve of him. I can expect my parents to disapprove of him, but my friends! The people I trust the most. I don’t know what to do, I have no one to turn to except Ethan, but if I do turn to him my parents will disown me.

Last night Ethan asked me to run away with him, and I am seriously considering it. But I don't know what to do about my family and friends because if I leave, I will never be able to come back, and I am not sure if I am ready to leave my parents. But at the same time I love Ethan so much that I am willing to do anything to be with him.

All the romance movies show how love concurs all, and I truly believe this, but if I choose my true love I will lose everyone else that I love. Why does my family think that they can tell me what to do and say that it's the best thing for me, when I know that it is not!!!! WHY DOES MY LIFE HAVE TO BE LIKE THIS!!!!!!