Inter faith relations dynamics in malayali society.

I’m a Roman Catholic Malayali guy currently living in Canada and I’ve been dating a Hindu Nair girl for a while now. Things are going really well between us, but naturally I’ve started thinking seriously about long-term compatibility and how families/society generally react to this kind of relationship.

Neither of us have presented the relationship to our families yet, so right now we’re kind of trying to understand what to realistically expect if things move forward seriously.

From what I’ve seen growing up in Kerala, Hindu-Christian relationships seem somewhat more tolerated today compared to the past, but I’m curious how it actually plays out in real life once families get involved.

Would love to hear from people who’ve been in similar interfaith relationships/marriages:

How did your families react initially?

Did things improve over time?

Were religion/kids/marriage ceremonies a major issue?

Any unexpected challenges?

Any advice on approaching this maturely?

Especially interested in hearing from Malayalis who’ve gone through this themselves.