Thank you

Submitted by Involved with a Turk (United States), Feb 3, 2008 at 18:39

Merhaba Bugra.. your words are true and encouraging.. while I have not yet been to Turkey, I have researched, and in my experiences with talking to several people from Turkey I have learned exactly what you say here.

My Turkish Muslim lives in Istanbul.. which I have found to be a very Americanized city in your country. I would like to say though that my muslim bf and I do have a friendship. In fact, we laugh alot together, we goof off, and even make silly faces at each other its rather sickening.. hehe..

I just mean to point out here that while I came here to this forum to learn the experiences of other women who have married and/or been involved in international relationships with Muslim men, this forum has actually made me more secure in my relationship with him in that I see none of the "red flags" in my relationship, that some of these women have experienced. For that I am thankful!!!

And for the record Bugra.. I adore your culture. Most of the Turks I have met are nothing but polite.

Arkadasim dikkat ediyorsun ... Allah mübarek etsin. (Pardon if my Turkish is not perfect)

P.S. If you treat your Muslim man with respect, he is more likely to respect you in return.

I flat out asked mine if he respected me and he said yes....

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