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Submitted by well (United States), Apr 9, 2008 at 16:08

I have been talking to a Moroccan man off and on for almost a year. We clicked from the first conversation and quickly formed a bond. He was there for me through good times, bad times, anything, he was always there. We laughed a lot, talked about everything under the sun. We would talk on mic for hours. I don't think I've ever bonded with anyone like I've bonded with him. We have seen many pictures of each other and our families. He has wanted to talk to everyone in my family and get to know them.

He is a practicing Muslim but very, very liberal. He doesn't believe in women covering up, etc. In all the pictures I saw of his family the women in his family were never covered up, they were even wearing shorts and tank tops. He is from a middle to upper class family. He says he doesn't bond emotionally with women his age. Sometimes I feel that he is my soulmate, I can talk to him about "anything". He has asked me to come and marry him in Morocco. I told him I couldn't do it even if it hurts my heart. He is half my age. He doesn't understand what the problem is. Age is just a number he says. I haven't changed my mind but I do think about it and wonder if I'm doing the right thing. Emotionally, we are perfect. Physically, of course I look older than him even though most people say I look younger than my age. So that's my story...

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