Hand Painting and weddings

Submitted by cheri (United Kingdom), Jan 22, 2009 at 04:25

Listen girls, it is so easy to be swept off your feet in Morocco, Turkey, with a handsome man.
In the western world we wait for marriage proposal after 2 years relationship and over there it's almost instantaneous, of course it makes you wonder.
The hand painting symbolises what exactly?? that you intend to marry?? I only had it done once- i didnlt like it- my man is berber- he doesn not wash his clothes very often- only underwear- he showers once a week- and brushes his teeth very rarely- he does not currently have a job, his 2 parents are sick, he does not have a room of his own or even a real bed- no one does except the married ones.

When he was working he would pay for many things- he was generous- - but he is over 20 years younger and i am realising i do not want to grow old alone- he will leave- it is a definate- and i am not certain if the cousin is his intended virgin bride after reading articles on this site.

He does not like the sun- he does not hang out on the beach looking for tourist, he sticks with family and berbers- he does not drink or smoke- ever- never which meant i got lulled into a false sense of secutiry- ie- he won't get drunk and cheat- but i would be wary of making false promises for marriage because it's hurtful- it's what they all want- to be normal , a wife- thing is you inherit the whole family, medical bills and food bills when you are in a marriage so think clearly, what you are doing.

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