He DOES have a choice.

Submitted by KAM (United States), Jul 23, 2007 at 12:55

Under Islamic law, you cannot force a couple to marry. Arranged and forced marriage are the product of culture, and depending on where he's from in Morrocco, (Marakesh is pretty cosmopolitan, as well as Casablanca).

So firstly, separate Culture from Religion.

Secondly, separate man from culture. How honest do you really think he is being with you? Do you think marriage to him will be easy? That the cultural differences don't play a role, that he wouldn't be answering to his friends about his non-muslim bride?

Don't think that just because English is not his first language that he is less intelligent, or less aware of what goes on in the world than you. He knew what he was doing, and he had talked to you to keep the door open should he get the chance to return to the US. But home is home.

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