I realize there are people that will judge me

Submitted by Stephanie (United States), Jun 4, 2009 at 23:15

Dear Emily:

I thought of you when I got this phone call today. I was laying by the pool when I got a call from a woman I could hardly understand. I suppose I talked with one a while back from Egypt online and I let him have my number if he wish to talk again so he could text me. Really he asked for my number, I hesitated and told him just to text. I never call people in Egypt. Main reason, it is a waste of money:) I don't text either unless they are a good friend. This one I guess had text me and asked me to come online but I never did. Anyways I got a woman calling me today and she had realized her Mohammed from Egypt had been calling my number. Funny I blocked all incoming texts and calls for the last month because of my situation and just opened my phone two days ago so I had no idea. It was obvious she was upset.

I told her I didn't know exactly who he was since practically ever Muslim man I meet is named after the Prophet. I told her he wasn't anyone I really knew and she'd have to comfront her husband. Anyway, all of this reminded me of how you told me how Muslim women respect their husbands. First of all I converted but I am alone here and my husband is Christian. Second...maybe there is much respect on the woman's part but I am sure this wife felt betrayed. Anyway, please take care.

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