you're welcome, Lisa

Submitted by Lina (United Kingdom), Dec 27, 2008 at 08:03

Hi Lisa, you're welcome. And yes, my Moroccan step-dad was definitely a positive influence in my life - more so than my natural father, lol!

As for that troublesome sister, well my mother received some hostility from her husband's Moroccan family, but luckily their relationship was strong enough to surpass all that, and everything worked out fine in the end. As long as you make each other happy, he has no issues with you having kids, and you get along with his parents, who cares what his sister has to say. Sisters don't have much of a role in Moroccan families anyway. When you're fully together you'll realize that nothing can come between you and your fiance, even though families are really close in Morocco. True love can defeat anything.

Actually I've known a few Moroccan women like your fiance's sister... maybe that's why some Moroccan men are intimidated by them. Lisa, trust me, people in North Africa will gossip about the most banal things, to the point of ridicule! Whenever me and my Egyptian boyfriend were harassed, he used to curse at them in Arabic lol.

Well, there will always be someone waiting in the bushes who tries to jump out and destroy a relationship lol. I myself have learned to ignore bitter comments, I just treat it like winning a Beauty Contest - they can come up with all the theories & general b!#chiness in the world, but in the end it won't make the haters any prettier haha.

Overall, your fiance seems to be an honest man with a strong character, and I'm sure he really cares about you. You're both extremely lucky to have each other. You may have a long road ahead of you but I'm sure, inshalla, it will have a good end.

Good luck.

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