Kimberly- I married a Moroccan man

Submitted by Married to a Moroccan (United States), May 3, 2009 at 08:22

Kimberly,

I am sorry to hear you are heartbroken. I feel this is probably a blessing in disguise for you. So here is my story.

I married a Moroccan man I met online. We spent alot of time together in Morocco, I visited several times before we married. The trouble started almost a month after he got to the US. I also Will not have any more children although I could if I wanted. He also claims to never want children.

As the years have passed, things just keep getting worse as far as our marriage goes. He has not cheated on me (that I know of) and he works to support us. He is not a monster, but he is impossible to live with. He screams and yells all the time. Nothing is ever good enough for him. He does not say it, but it is the "MAN" is better attitude. He does have his permanent residency. As things in our marriage got worse and worse I asked him to leave and give me a divorce. He would NOT! I thought maybe it was just because he wanted citizenship to the US. I did research to find out what would happen if we divorced.

My research found that they DO NOT HAVE TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY, and they are still elligible to recieve citizenship, even though they divorced on a K-1 visa. I confronted him with this information and he still will not leave our home. In the state I live in, I can't legally have him removed as he is on the lease. I am STUCK with him until I have enough money to move out and find a new home.

It may not seem like it now, but this may be the best thing. I would love for my husband to go. Best wishes to you and try to move on with your life. He is not worth your energy!

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