“I’ve never met a frum native Jew in my life.”
There is another fellow who married a girl from a g’yores background. His parents rejected their son eventhough he received a b’racha from Rav Moshe and his Rav before going ahead with the marriage.
So basically in these cases, it depends on how much emotional support one is receiving from friends and family and how much one is willing and able to endure (or lose).