To Lily - internet romance

Submitted by Isis (Australia), Apr 7, 2009 at 00:40

Lily, you really need to read some of the disaster stories on here re Turkish men and internet dating.

Concerns are -

1. An internet romance with a Turkish muslim man that you barely know. You only know the man that he tells you he is and he could tell you anything.

2. Islam is not for everyone. I suspect that if you carry this relationship through and end up in Turkey you will be forced to convert. Women in Islam are second class citizens and controlled totally by their husband. Do you really want to be subjected to this?

3. Are you really prepared to put your children in the scary situation of a being with a man that you don't know? In reality, your children will never be his children. You will be uprooting them from a comfortable and secure lifestyle and transporting them backwards in time to their disadvantage.

I make no secret that I am not a fan of internet dating but this romance of yours needs careful consideration on your part. Your children are your number one priority, not a man in Turkey that you don't know.

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