re religious marriage

Submitted by yasemin (Canada), Mar 11, 2009 at 17:15

My husband had a secret religious marriage ( so i am told by his friend ) because he was legally married to me. The imams in Turkey don't check the records although they are supposed to because Turkey doesn't allow polygamy ( in theory) . Your guy could possibly be legally married. You sound new to this game. Read up on temporary ( misyar ) marriages in islam.

Also, just because he wants the religious marriage doesn't mean he's religious. Often the religious practice is just for show. My husband made a big show constantly of how muslim he was and yet broke every rule.

Sounds like you're going to be very controlled and probably abused. But if that's what turns you on ...

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