Egyptian man

Submitted by Sofii (United Kingdom), Nov 21, 2008 at 16:35

i am 17 years old and seem to have fallen for this 24 year old egyptian muslim man and over messenger which is really sad lol. I've read quite alot of these comments on morrocan or arab men saying they love u and want to marry u to get a visa etc. This does make me question but i still think he is genuiene but there is always that doubt until u meet them and find out bout their personalities in real life.

we do talk everyday and we have both said we really like each other and obviously because he is muslim he needs to get married to the person who he wants to be with. He has said he would wait until when i am ready to marry and he teaches me about islam and of course wants me to be muslim however i have never said i would be muslim for him and he hasn't pushed me to say that. We both have said we love each other but we are still more like growing in friendship and love at the same time. His mum has said hi to me on webcam lol and i will be visiting him (really really wish to) nxt year.

I live with my parents so i dont own a house flat i dont have a job so i dont know how he could be untruthful and hes never asked for money and its been 9 months now.. and i would never send him anyway not lke i have any im a student! haha. umm what else... ive spoken to his friends.. he only wants me to decide on whether to become a muslim and he is really respectful of me and he has mentioned that jealousy is in his blood but its not a scary thing its cute but i have told him straight i still want male friends etc. we basically just spend our time chatting bout lots of different things, calling each other silly names and laughin alot in each others company and i want to go to egypt to spend time with him see culture see his family and mosques and everything and see how that goes..

i know its crazy though im only 17 but wanted to know what others think? I also think the real test is saying to them that if you do marry them then you want to stay in egypt ...and see what they say then.

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