Who would want to get into a long distance relationship? what u think about this situation?

i've known a guy over internet for about a year now i think...we always share everything about out life. About a month(lil more) we confesses our love towards eachother...since then he always text me and we talk over the internet..the thing is that i live in malta and he lives in sri lanka....we really love eachother and today he confessed to me that he would like to marry me(in the future so 3years )...he's also trying to come here....other problem is that we have different religion....and what about out parents....mine will surely not accept me going with a different race of guy...i hate it when people think like that....i just love him..and he loves me...i know that he has no bad intentions towards me...he's a very quiet genuine guy....when we talk over the internet we stay about 6 hours talking...we say all about our lifes...now he started working and we are talking less cos he works a lot and studies...but we always try to talk everyday....if not...lots of msg's....but i'm a lil worried...what u think? any tips please?