Erica- cultural differences alert...

Submitted by sara (United States), May 2, 2008 at 17:38

Hi Erica,

Thanks for sharing your story. In reading your description (you left the negatives until the end), I would ask you to consider how very different your lifestyle and culture is. Unless you are willing to give up who you are to adapt to Egyptian culture, become a submissive and obedient wife, as he has clearly described to you, I would look for someone more like myself.

He says he's 'on a mission to teach you better ways"?? Better by your standards? I would be very wary of this, and of any man who already intends to try to change you...

also, you write: " i shouldnt fight with him, I should just cry and go to my room. What do you people think about this?'

more importantly, what do YOU think about this?? We are not the ones who would have to put up with such demeaning instructions...

good luck to you.

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