"alleged divorced sister" and marriage statistics

Submitted by KarenG (United States), Dec 21, 2008 at 18:20

In Lisa's case I have also been concerned at the prospect of a 32 year old Muslim man who is not married and has no children. In the middle east.as you would also appreciate, 90% of the young men are married by the time they are 27 - 28 years old. This is the case in Egypt

Egypt is not necessarily representative of the entire Middle East. Plus, aren't Muslim men supposed to be able to take care of their wives? If a man is poor, he may not have the financial ability to marry, even if he is 32.

All of this said, I have wondered if the 33-year-old Algerian guy I was dating has a wife and kids at home. But he did tell me he was with someone for 5 years but she basically wanted someone with more money and that he thinks she is now married to someone else. Who knows? (I am 38, btw.) I mean married guys of any nationality will cheat on their wives when they travel abroad.

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