Question: I am a 26-year-old professionally successful, modern woman and have been in a serious relationship with a guy for the past eight years. The problem is that our grandfathers were friends and considered each other as brothers. So according to the relation between the two families, he is my cousin. We do not have any blood relation, but this so-called friendship between our grandparents that was turned into family relationship is taking a toll on our relationship. We love each other but our families do not approve of this. They see us as cousins and ridicule the idea of us getting married. How should we convince them? Please help!— by Anonymous