Needing God’s guidance

My mom and dad are struggling to accept the guy I want to date because he is of a different race. They want me to date someone like me but they refuse to see how he is like me. I wont enter a relationship until they are willing to accept him, but I cannot ask him to wait forever. I need Gods guidance as to how to handle the situation. Do I defy my parents wishes and make a stance because their reasons are wrong, or do I need to follow their beliefs which will cause me to shut out others due to skin color. His race is their only problem with him. They have told me if he was white like I am then they would have no problem with me dating him. anonymous