What do you advise, My partner and I are in love but people wont accept it?

I am 29 and my partner is 36. I am a nurse and have done well in my career. My new partner is a man who fell into drug abuse at 15 and came out of it a couple of years ago and now is clean, healthy etc. The perfect man for me, kind, understanding, patient and we love each other. the problem I have is that he does not speak or look like so called normal people in my society. he is gorgeous to me and is training to be a drug counsellor but other people look down there noses at him all the time as he used drugs. he tries hard but he sometimes sounds like he is from the streets and looks older than his years but i hate how he is judged so much and people offend me by commenting we make an odd couple as I am so conservative. any advice???

H ehas been screened for illnesses and has assessments done mentally to start training on his course. he fellinto it after his mum dad died.

If you love and adore this man like it sounds, then grab him with both hands and don't let go! I should be so lucky! Don't ever worry about what others think and say, it is your life, and you live it, girl!

He has only been clean for a couple of years? How do you know he will stay clean? Someone who has used drugs for that many years is probably not healthy and more than likely has some kind of mental issues. I think I would be wearly if I were you.

What's important? Your relationship with him or those people?

Politely tell them that you two are happy together and that they should mind their own business.

Also, I will tell you what every parent tells their children when they come home from school crying because someone was teasing them:
THEY ARE ONLY PICKING ON YOU BECAUSE THEY ARE JEALOUS.
Evidently, you are happy and they can see this. Maybe they aren't so happy in their own lives so they are going to be snotty to you because they know how happy you are.

It can be a really good thing being with someone very different from you because the two of you can learn a lot from each other :)
Don't let other people ruin your happiness. He sounds like a great guy. Good luck and Best wishes.

you know,trying to change other people is usually not a good idea.Why?because you get frustrated, and they start to hate you.,what you have to do, is go on to your life. always remember that it's not what other people thinks is what matters but how do you think about yourself.

if someone told you that..he's not the perfect guy for you. i will asked you again, do you love what you're doing? if your answer is yes, then go for it. Believe in yourself..

don't try to impress other people just by doing what they want and sacrificing your own happiness. you can never make all people accept your decision, but if there is someone who deserves to benifits your decision, it must be yourself.

just make sure...God is happy with any decision you'll gonna make.Stay happy...

Do you love him? Is he the one you want to be with?He has turned his life around and is now training to help others fight the same addiction that he once had? That is wonderful!!
So who cares what these other people think!! If you really love him,And he's the one for you , Then marry him. It's not like it's going to affect your career. People might wonder what you see in him ,But they'll keep their mouths shut. If they want to be shallow and blind, And refuse to see in him what is good and honorable, Then they never will. The point is , As long as the two of you are happy together, Forget what the world thinks. I wish you the best of luck..