[Okwang]

@ Majuzi,
In my opinion, I have to say that it depends on your exposure. by that i mean, if you left home for college abroad, and you sustained yourself hile helping your parents; then they have little say in who you want to marry. They may not like him/her but if you met your partner abroad, lived with them, built your lives together - who are your parents to dictate whom you marry? They may try but you'd probably ignore them. Now if you are back home and your parents see whom you're dating and so on, they have a greater influence on your decision and you may decide that it is not worth butting heads with them over your spouse. It's not a bed of roses I tell you!
Cheers!