Comments About Hannan's Message

Submitted by Shirley (United States), Nov 11, 2007 at 20:18

Hannan's comments are very insightful. Just like her, I don't understand why any woman who has the resources that western women have would want to get involved with a man (from any country) who doesn't have any money. Haven't you ever heard the saying, "I can do bad by myself"?

After reading the comments of so many women, I am totally confused. How can a woman or man fall in love with someone on-line or someone they met on vacation for a week or two? Why would any woman send money to a man she knows absolutely nothing about?

American women need to stop and think about how our female ancestors were treated like second class citizens and couldn't vote until the early 1900s. The battle for Womens' Rights in this country was a struggle and is still ongoing. We must not lose sight of the fact that our ancestors were treated just as badly as women in Muslim countries. Instead of spending hours on the internet chatting with a man who has no respect for you (if he did, he sure wouldn't ask you for money), why not read some books on the culture and religion or do something productive with your time.

I have finally concluded that instead of asking for advice about men from other countries, some of you need to begin exploring the dynamics of why you allow men to take advantage of you. People only take advantage of us if we let them. Can you blame a North African man who if employed probably only earns $20 a month from asking for money if he has met a woman who is gullible enough to oblige? Instead of talking about how horrible they are, perhaps it's time to do some soul searching and ask why you are so desperate to find a man.

I had a relationship with a Moroccan here in the States and when he asked me for money to send to his family for medical expenses, I told him that men are never supposed to ask women for money unless the woman is his wife. He never asked me again for money. The relationship ended for reasons that I will not discuss here but I can assure you of one thing, he respected me for being intelligent and for not allowing anyone to manipulate me

. Even though I am glad the relationship is over, I learned a great deal from it. For example, I studied the culture and the religion and I also learned to cook Moroccan food which in my opinion is some of the best food in the world. In closing I will say that every woman can learn from Hannan. If you want to know the truth about an issue, take advice from those who have walked the walk. Thanks, Hannan, for your great remarks and I wish you the very best that life has to offer. You definitely deserve it!

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