My boyfriends parents does nt want us to get married for some reasons aftr our 3yrs courtship?

Although hes trying to convince hs parents he says he wl nt go against dem if dey finaly dont agree. Aftr which he wants us to stay friends. Shall we remain frns aftr we break up or shall i stop speaking?i love hm a lot and it wl nt b easy 4 me to live widout him bt again i want to 4get hm.