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Thank you all very much for your responses so far. I've been continuing to speak with my mom about it as patiently as I can. I know she won't change overnight but I hope she will come to understand me soon enough.
Just to clarify one thing: the main issue with my parents is not necessarily that I might marry an "outsider", but the fact that I have a girlfriend at all. Since we aren't legally bound to each other by marriage, our relationship is considered a sin.
Marrying her would have its own concerns, but my parents would probably much prefer it. The thing is, I'm only 18. While I am thinking about marrying her eventually, I don't think I'm ready to get married yet. Until I am married to her, she is off-limits. The paradoxical impossibility of this setup doesn't seem to occur to my parents.
Thanks again for the advice and support.
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