My Boyfriend is not Well Educated and Wealthy

I am 28 years old and a doctor. I have been in a relationship for 12 years, but my boyfriend is not well educated and not yet settled. I have supported him a lot in trying to settle down, but he is not giving it much attention. He is very sincere, caring, and loves me a lot, but my family and relatives are completely against him because of his lack of education and the fact that he does small jobs. Another reason is that there are many issues in his family.

Both my parents have government jobs, so they are not willing to accept this relationship. I don’t know what to do. I love him a lot, and the thought of marrying someone else scares me. My parents are sympathetic, but I have even considered attempting suicide because of this situation. I keep asking my boyfriend to settle down, but he doesn’t seem to take it seriously. I have given him a lot of time and even encouraged him to complete his studies, but nothing has changed.

I also suggested that he apply for a small government job so that my family might accept him. I told him, “I don’t know whether you’ll get the job or not, but at least try.” But he still didn’t do it. After that, I stopped pushing because I felt he didn’t like government jobs. However, I asked him to do something to make our relationship more acceptable to my family.

Now, everyone is blaming me, and my health is suffering because of this stress. Going against my family doesn’t feel right because my parents have struggled a lot to support my education and everything else. I don’t feel it’s fair to betray them. I’m even thinking of not getting married at all.