Leigh, a few questions and insight into this board

Submitted by Straight_Talk_Luigi (United States), Jun 16, 2008 at 16:45

Well, if you really want to know the real reason why it's mostly North African men on here, there are three reasons I can think of:

1) While Morocco and Egypt are governed based on sharia law, the enforcement of it is not as intense as on the Arabian peninsula or Iran. As such, scammers and liars are more free to operate. It seems to me most of the problems with Iranians and Saudi men is their belligerent attitude towards women in general, not they want a visa to the USA, the land that they probably hate.

2) Women who are married to Saudi or Iranian men and are from the West and living there probably aren't allowed to use the internet and most certainly are not allowed to access this site. Not because of our advice, but because Dr. Pipes is critical of Islamists, and rightly so. Essentially, this means they are trapped with no way out.

3) This site is banned in some Islamic countries

I've put it out there that I wish more people in on-line debacles come on here, no matter what culture or ethnicity or gender they are dating.

My questions for you are

1) How exactly do you think your man scamming you is different from what has been said so far?

2) Is this is an on-line relationship?

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