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As'Salaam Alaaykum
Brother i believe you mentioned your 29, at that age you should be able to become responsible of your own marriage, you as an individual have the right and ability to say no if you dislike her.
You are not crazy, saying no is not crazy its called making a decision or a conclusion, what they are doing is something that is 'forcing' or either way your not happy, ask them do they not want to see you unhappy? if so, then atleast ask them to listen to you and what you have to say and want, as its your life and the girls, if one person is unhappy in the marriage, the whole marriage may end up disastrous.
Ishtikarah is guidance prayer, are they saying Allaah guides only the 'practising muslims', how can they judge you or your heart? firstly, how can you even tell a person is 'practising' or not, is there some label on them?. Are they saying you have no right to guidance from Allaah? It is best to do ishtikarah as long as you aware of what your doing i.e how to perform the salaah. You are a servant of Allaah, and Allaah loves those who ask him, they trust in his decision as he knows whats best.
My advice is to ask your parents this, sit in a room with them alone and discuss this, if not both, then try atleast one insha'Allaah, if that doesnt work try someone else close to you, listen to what they have to say, and also try to get in what you want to say. Explain to them patiently, tell them about the facts , a man and women must see each other face to face in real life to know whether they like each other or not, to ask questions all infront of a mahram i.e not alone. The fact that pictures can make one look different, picture life is not real life, nor is real life a picture life, yes this is the norms in some cultures, but its not so in islam, so think about how a engagement where you havent seen each in real life could be acceptable then? Speak to them and explain how this is the way you feel comfortable. Liking a picture is not simply what it takes to become husband and wife, understanding, things in common, deen, the fact that you actually like each other etc are important, explain to them ishtikarah is for everyone as far as I know that is muslim, its a prayer for guidance and everyone needs guidance in their time of life.
At the same time try be firm, and not aggressive or angry as that may cause negativeness.
I really hope that this situation is made easy for you, you are in my du'aa, also make lots of du'aa and dont forget to perform your salaah on time and supplicate to Allaah, be sincere.
May Allaah SWT ease this situation of yours and grant you happiness in this life and the hereafter Aameen.
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