Men in Egypt

Submitted by Isis (Australia), Feb 23, 2009 at 07:32

"Also Im puzzled to why you think all 30-40 year olds HAVE to be married at this age." and "Some of these men also spend 6-7 years in college classes and choses to put their life on hold til they have stability and income."

Your references are to Moroccans and mine is to Egyptians. Very few men in Egypt are still single by their early thirties. I am aware that they can have up to four wives but again, this is becoming rare in Egypt. Young Egyptian men will have a dutiful Muslim wife but that will not stop them seeking a western wife as well. All they need is an Orfi contract to legalise the marriage. This MO is prevalent in the high resort tourist areas of Egypt such as Sharm el Sheik, Hurghada, Dahab and el Gouna.The young men working in the hotels, restaurants and dive shops in these areas don't have the money or time to further their education and they are generally looking for an easy way to get stabilty and income from another source. This is why and where they target the western women tourists who are easy prey for their charms and natural good looks.

Believe me - most of the young men in these areas are married. They are expected to marry at this age by their families and the men also understand that they will marry at this age.

"Yes, you gave good advice but we can't say his sisters is his wife, but its good to know some may try this if their intensions are bad. Its sad that so much time is invested before the known facts emerge for some......maybe they can ask while in families home to see this birth record.....bring up the differences or something and investigate the possibilities. make sure it is an old original record not one fabricated...that is why I suggested while in home, don't allow him time to doctor the document."

Unfortunately I have seen this scenario too. A young Egyptian man with an English wife after a time, introduced his Egyptian Muslim wife to his English wife as a friend of his. As it turns out the English wife and the Muslim wife spent a lot of time together whenever the English wife visited Egypt. The English wife never found out and the Muslim wife never let on. I can also tell you of the older Egyptian who managed the Luxor branch of a well known Egyptian tourist company. He has a dutiful Muslim wife and two young daughters at home in his prestigious villa and two English wives both in Orfi marriages, who visit him often. The English wives have also unknowingly helped finance the building of the villa and bank rolled some other side businesses of his. The Muslim wife is aware of the situation but the two English wives have no idea that there are other women in this man's life. This does happen frequently in Egypt and it is something that women entering into these relationships need to be aware of. In all probablility they may not be the exclusive wife that they think they are.

I hope that this helps explain my comments further.

Best wishes.

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