Hitched or Ditched: Does Mom always win?

So I have been watching a few episodes over the past month and I have to say I'm interested in this show. The only part I hate is seeing the ending I've seen three shows with 2 break ups and one actual marriage. For those of you who don't know what the show is basically what happens is a friend of the couple writes into the show stating their friend or brother/sister should be married and within a weeks time. They start off by giving the couple an invitation to their own wedding with in a week. In that time they are to notify their parents, pick out the ring, everything is pretty much done for them, pick the dress and at the ALTER say I do or I don't.

Now while I'd be all for this two elements are taken out of the wedding 1. the proposal from the man or women. and 2. When I walk down the isle I want it to be once and I want to know the man at the end of the road will end up saying I do as well.

This past show really got me thinking. While other couples on the show show signs of immediate relationship problems that are to do with them and their readiness to get ready. This time it wasn't that. You could see this couple was soo ready but they were climbing a mountain to get to their happily ever after. Their main problem was family. Dominantly the guys mother who was threatening suicide if he went through with this and that she'd slit her wrists as he went down the isle and then he'd have to pick between his mom and his hopefully soon to be wife. He was a mama's boy through and through as he sat there and let his mom tear a piece out of his girl. This girl I can see if she was being rude to her but every chance she got to speak she was stating how she didn't harbor any resentment or hurtful feelings towards her possible Future mother in law (it was something the mother seemed to think). She was soo nice to his mom and trying to be respectful but the mother wasn't having any of it and hit the drama key.

Now onto my thoughts. Would you EVER let family influence who you spend the rest of your life with? I think it's ok to take suggestions. And I think it's ok for others to give their opinions on the matter but not ultimately try to force a decision. I feel that if my family couldn't accept the person i wanted to spend forever with then that is something they'd have to get over not me. Every couple has problems but I feel some times parents are weighing in TOO heavily on their son or daughters happiness. Sure they can say they don't agree but they don't need to take it to the extent this mother did. Ultimately they stood at the alter and the boy (in my eyes that's what he is) said to his beautiful bride "I love you but not today" He couldn't go through with it because everyone stood against their marriage. To me I say who gives a flying fig? Use that as your motivation to prove them wrong. Unless you too believe that maybe this isn't right. But for heaven sakes don't lead the other person on.

I respect my parents and love them but I wouldn't let anyone come between my chance to be happy and live a life with an amazing man. They should respect my wishes and love me ultimately no matter what decision I chose.