be careful hal

Submitted by Lina (United Kingdom), Oct 28, 2008 at 19:22

First of all, Hal, Morocco is quite a safe country and the women are respected more/have more freedom when compared to some other Muslim countries. Actually I might go to Marrakech in december, I love it there haha.

How did you meet this man? He could be quite different in real life, as people usually act totally different in real life. I've known men who ignored me in real life, and then told me they love me on the phone hahaha. It's easy to fall for their words, but you can only really love someone if you meet them first. It's good that he doesn't want money from you and make sure it stays that way. You still don't know his character enough, so listen to everything he says and watch every little detail. Seeing him in person will be different, as you can only see a small part of someone's character by just talking to them.

To me, he sounds quite jealous - a lot of men can be, that's normal - but that remark he made about cutting your throat really doesn't sound good. It could start like this, and then he might want more control over you. I've known men like that, who want more and more control as time goes by, & it starts off with something small like looking at other guys. You're lucky that he's already revealed some of his personality before you've met him. Joking about cutting a girl's throat isn't funny, not in england, not in morocco.

I think you should go to Morocco with someone else, just in case. Do you know anyone else who lives in Morocco? At least if something bad happened, you could go to them, because being alone as a girl in a foreign country can be hard. He might not be dangerous, but he'll be the only person you know there.

Good luck

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