What did I tell you?

Submitted by Isis (Australia), Nov 23, 2008 at 21:11

"...Also I did say I hope your family likes me! And he said that his mother does like me and wants to teach me a lot about islam, and then he went on to say he is allowed to choose who he wants to marry as I asked him if he had to have some sort of arranged marriage, but of course still needs the approval of mum."

Please reread my post - I noted all of this in it and he does want you to wear the hijab. Please visit Egypt many times before you make up your mind about this man and marriage. You are far too young to be taking on this transition before you have even lived your own life because under Islam you will lose your life as you know it now . You say he lives near Alexandria - then he is in a rural area and he will be a conscientious muslim. Egypt is nothing like the west - it is a poor country with poor people and if he lives in a village they live a day to day existance. As for a flat by the sea - this is a pipe dream as real estate is beyond the financial means of a normal Egyptian..

I am not trying put across a bad image of Egypt as I love the country and the people and my partner is also Egyptian but he is very westernised. I did not meet him over the internet, I met him in person in Egypt and we a had a friendaship for 12 months before a relationship developed.

You say you have read all about Islam - then you need to read more.

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