anonymous american: any man could do this

Submitted by Viking Woman (Kuwait), May 7, 2008 at 02:25

You must move on, no matter how painful it may be.

This man was at least semi honest with you, and he stated very clearly he would marry a woman from his culture.

Allow yourself to find a man who will stand up to his family and marry you. If he's a real man, he will. The culture there is inter-dependant, rather than independant, you won't win trying to fight his cultural ties.

Discussing you being his second wife? Put your head up and move on. You deserve better, and it seems your self esteem is very low to even consider this idea. Consider how you would feel if you were married and your husband was online carrying on with another woman, or speaking to her about marriage. Oh, the laws in Egypt have changed, and the wife must give permission now for the husband to take a second wife.

Do you want to put yourself or the wife in this position? Do you want to fight over a man? What makes you think Arab women even approve of this? Many are now educated and won't tolerate this.

Always put yourself in the other woman's position.

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