Erica: Is he Muslim or Coptic?

Submitted by Viking Woman (Kuwait), May 5, 2008 at 10:53

Hmmm, the bashing his ex wife is not a good sign. If I were you I would delve a bit deeper into this. Calmly ask him how long were they married, do they have children, where are they living now? Does he pay alimony or child support.

Get a feel of how responsible he is. Men who bash their ex wives have issues they have not dealt with----furthurmore, you cannot and should not fall into a pattern of listening to this since you do not know this woman or why they divorced.

His parents live downstairs. Oh boy. This could be good and it could be a disaster. Arab mother in laws "tend to tend" to everyone's business, especially their son's wives. Forget the phone calls, meet this woman first. The men are usually much easier, and quieter.

Forget meeting him in your country, the real him will not emerge until he is on his own turf.

Oh, one more important question: Is he Muslim or a Coptic Christian? Major differences based on the religion. Also, the areas in Egypt vary from city to city to country mentality.

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