My Muslim Boyfriend

Submitted by Seattle (United States), Mar 22, 2009 at 12:18

Until yesterday, I was dating a Muslim man who was born in India but raised in South Africa and the U.S. He smokes, drinks, uses drugs, is divorced, flirts like crazy with women half his age, sleeps with women half his age, and is not interested in a real committed relationship or marriage. He watches porn and is into polyamorous relationships (threesomes, group sex, stuff like that).

Yet he considers himself "Muslim" and actually teaches at a Mosque. I have caught him lying to me several times. I broke up with him today. He told me he was at Mosque last night and that he would call me when he got home. He didn't. He sent me an email, probably from his Iphone, saying he was home at 11pm. Does Mosque usually go so late? I suspect he was actually at a bar, and couldn't call because of the background noise. Do people usually go to Mosque late on Persian New Year's? I thought prayers last night were at 7:45pm or something, and that the new year was celebrated with parties, not "church".

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