Should I follow my heart or family's choice?

my cousin went through the exact same thing two years ago. parents set up the match, perfect kundli, big fat wedding planned. but he kept sneaking phone calls with this girl he met at a coffee shop. ended up calling off the wedding a month before. looked crazy at the time but now they’re happy, even his dad admits it. look — astrology doesn’t lie, but neither does your gut. you’re thinking about riya for a reason. those tea breaks, the way she laughs, the way you forget to check your phone when she’s around — that’s not small stuff. here’s what my cousin did: he asked for a 3-month extension from his parents. said he wanted to focus on a work project. bought time. met riya outside office a few times as friends” — took her to a bookstore, a quiet cafe. saw if the spark stayed outside the office walls. it did. you don’t have to burn bridges today. just ask for space. say you want to perform one last ritual at the temple alone — buy yourself a month. talk to riya honestly. not as an office crush, but as a real possibility. and hey — your mother’s already crying? she knows. she’s just scared for you. don’t make it a war