To Lisa from USA - I believe in love too but ...

Submitted by Isis (Australia), Sep 13, 2008 at 08:28

Hi Lisa!

I have been reading your story with interest and your little tete-a-tete with Luigi. I agree with you that the course of the relaitonship in your hands and your hands only and I certainly wish you well when you meet him in November. I am also sorry that your happy story on here has brought mainly scornful replies too as posters should be mindful that everyone IS different and be willing to offer objective responses rather than subjective responses.

My background is that I am with an Egyptian man but I do not live in Egypt but he does. I live in the west but not in America. We met when I was there as a tourist nearly 4 years ago and I visit often - in fact , I will be Egypt again in October.

However that said, one piece of information that you have offered doesn't ring true with your man. I am not offering a criticsm - just a concern. In my experience with middle eastern men is that unless they have been in contact and influenced greatly by the west, they do not called their loved one "baby". It is usually "my sweet", "my sweetie" or "my love" - the arabic term of endearment being "habibi" or "my beloved".

Please proceed with caution and I wish you only the best.

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