Can Love Bridge a Big Gap in Education and Ambition?

I need genuine opinions on a relationship dilemma. My 31-year-old sister is highly educated, holding a master’s degree. She works as a programme coordinator and mental health counselor for an NGO and also runs a successful fashion design business. She’s hardworking, financially independent, and deeply committed to her Christian faith. She recently met a church brother who wants to marry her. He left school after primary six and now works as a traditional window louvre fabricator. He’s had chances to learn modern aluminium fabrication but hasn’t pursued them. He talks about becoming a pastor one day, but there’s no clear plan for that path. Our mother strongly opposes the match, citing the wide gap in education, career progression, ambition, and life goals. Can love alone sustain a marriage when backgrounds are so different? Or should shared vision and future stability carry more weight? I’d appreciate respectful thoughts from both married and unmarried members.

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