Dear Angel

Submitted by Straight_Talk_Luigi (United States), Nov 10, 2008 at 18:43

I am VERY sorry to hear about your situation.

This man is just acting like an irresponsible jerk. If he thought Irish people were oh so bad, why did he have sex with you? Probably because in his mind you are less than human, much as slave masters have viewed slaves throughout history.

It is a disgusting concept, but it is quite true in many cases.

I can see that you are a good person who has been used in a big, bad way, angel, and I would continue to get support from friends and family at this critical time in your pregnancy. Don't expect him to help, and as hard as this will be to hear, don't expect him to love you or the child. Someday, after the child is born, he seems like the type that is arrogant enough to step in after you have done all the pregnancy work and expect to raise the child on his own in his disjointed, twisted view of Islam.

But for now, Angel, I would just get through the pregnancy and focus on your child.

I can understand why you still feel so strongly for him, and it sounds like this behavior was not expected. It's any wonder why you are so confused. Unfortunately, this happens A LOT, angel, and it happened to me recently.

This man clearly has no respect for you, no respect woman, and if he cheats on you and consents to premartial sex, he's not really much of a Muslim either.

Again, you are better off without him, but try to keep your mind off things. I would encourage you to spend a lot more time with friends and family as you are able.

Really , angel, the way this man is acting really sickens me. But I the best advice I can give you is to take care of your baby---and yourself----first. Don't worry so much about him and what he does because you can't control it.

I hope you'll come back and I hope that others on here will be supportive of you as well, angel. You have at least one friend on here now, okay?

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