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Submitted by Lina (United Kingdom), Nov 21, 2008 at 18:23

First of all, I can understand you as I'm around the same age as you & into an egyptian guy (but I met him in in real life). It must be said that egyptian men are quite easy to fall in love with lol, naturally charming, funny, cute etc. Strangely enough, the guy I like isn't full of cheesy words & that's what I like about him. If a guy got too full-on I'd get someone to pass the vomit bucket lol. But I'd wait until you meet him before you realise your feelings for him. That's what I'm doing. People are often very different in real life than on the internet. On the internet you can be whoever you want. Some people never show their true colours until months, even years later so I'd wait till you meet him & watch every move of his.

Jealousy is quite normal in men, but I'd be worried if he's really possessive.

Also, would you be ready to meet his family and so on? If he has a strict muslim family they might not be happy about him marrying a non-muslim girl, but it depends how much control they have over him.

Would you want to live in egypt? I've asked myself the same question several times, and on the one hand, I'm worried about things like cultural differences & even small things like the low quality hair straighteners that they sell there lol. It would mean sacrificing a relatively pampered western lifestyle. And I realised that living in egypt wouldn't be like going on holiday. On the other hand, I would give it a try out of love & maybe I wouldn't miss the west so much.

Actually, lots of egyptians prefer to stay in egypt but might want to work abroad for a short while. Either way, don't show that you're naive as young girls in egypt etc. are often seen as easy prey, to marry, stay at home & control. If you go to egypt, I'm sure you'll have a good time but don't go much further with him until you know him better/have decided to marry him.

Good luck

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