To Luigi....Morrocan man

Submitted by Susan (USA) (United States), Jan 19, 2009 at 09:41

Hi Luigi,

I did almost marry a man from Morocco without meeting him face to face first. Trust me I question myself zillions of times about what the heck I was even doing? Cause getting involved via the internet was a bit extreme, so I had to question me, myself and I.

But the turning point for me was after I was head over hills 'in love' with this Moroccan man, I decided to test the waters a bit. I told him I would quit my job, sell my house and move to Morocco. We'd get married there and live there. Immediately, he told me NO! He said, you would have to change your lifestyle drastically and Morocco is a very poor country. You would not be happy. I told him I liked the simple things in life, I'm not materialistic and struggling as long as we had love, would be enough. That I would get a huge sum of money from selling my house.

But he REFUSED and never would say YES to me coming to Morocco, marry him and stay and live there. INDEED!! That was my wake up call for sure. That has never ever left my mind. So long story short, I stepped back and said I will not pay one penny to fly to Morocco, to find a hotel/house to stay in, rent a car, marry a man, pay for all the papers to be translated; when in reality I knew he was looking for free trip to the USA and not in love with me. He was in love with America. I was only a green card, a visa for him.

So yes Luigi, I've been there and done that. And as crazy as this sounds, I think of him all the time.

Have a beautiful day,

Susan (USA)

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