To Kate K re Where to Live

Submitted by KarenG (United States), Dec 29, 2008 at 23:41

Kate K said:

HE DOESN'T REALIZE WHAT I"M TALKING ABOUT... in Europe) and i'm praying God for him to change his point of view while comparing Tunisia to my country...He's always saying he's making this EXCEPTION (wow, should I be grateful, or what?! :-/ ) just for me...

Kate, coming from a bad marriage and a short relationship with an Algerian, my thought is that YES, he DOES expect you to be grateful. Looking at the way my Algerian boyfriend was, I believe he expected that I be grateful that he wanted me. (I know someone who dated a resident alien Moroccan for 2 years--I spoke to her and she confirmed her boyfriend was like this._

And I think it's scary that this Tunisian doesn't *get* what you are talking about. I know you love this man, but we are talking fundamentally different worldviews here that do not appear reconcilable. How can he ever get YOU if he can't understand your concerns?

I'm so sorry. This would be hard to deal with.

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