HELP

Submitted by Ashley (United States), Sep 21, 2007 at 17:15

I am dating a Muslim man whose family is from Egypt. His father died when he was young, so as the oldest child, he became very close to his mother. I know she is very protective of him, and he talks about his mother like she is a god. He wants me to meet her, and I would love to because I love him very much, but I am scared of her! I am sure she is a lovely woman, but I was raised very differently, and I am not sure if she will aprove of me. They are a relatively strict muslim family, and I am Christian. He is very outgoing and open-minded, but I get the feeling his family is not. Do you have any advice as to how I should handle his family?

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