its always good idea to choose a girl/guy from similar culture, religion and background. it not only makes your parents happy but also make you easier to cope with new home if you are a girl. no matter what, when we fall in love, we do not come across so many details that we will come across after marirge which we just can not ignore. we might not like certain things about them or their culture but we got to deal with that. even in this 21st century and the country of freedom like usa., why white women and men still prefers girl/guy from america rather than other country, answer is simple, they can communicate well in their language, they brought up in similar environment and they know waht to expect from their partner. similarly, a nepali guy will know what to expect from a nepali girl and vice versa. dating, loving from diffrent culture is not a big deal, in that case you will try to know more about guy/girl. in our case marriage is really a big thing and we do not wan tto quit it after few months or years. i am a guy and there are so many hot girls and good looking and nice girls around here , but i still prefer nepali girl becasue that makes my parents happy and in long run that makes me happy too. suppose if i like to go to temple, she wont ask me to go to church, just an example. i mean its not a big deal we can go to temple or church both for there will be so many things we have dissimilarities. when i talk with white guys/girls i can sense that i can nto marry a white girl. anyways, if you all including you and your parents have no problem, i dont see why i or sajhaites will have problem with that. good luck.