To "Turkish Woman"

Submitted by Zella (United States), Jul 6, 2009 at 00:33

Your candor should serve to enlighten some of the women who post on here but, sadly, I have my doubts. I am truly amazed at the number of women from the west who will give up the freedoms their female ancestors fought so hard to win. Women in the United States were not permitted to vote until the early 1920s. Women in the U.S. fought hard to win the right to work in previously male dominated jobs and finally won this right in the 1960's.

Why are women from the west so easily wooed by men who have nothing to offer them? Why are they willing to become involved with men who cannot adequately provide from them? Why do they allow themselves to be treated like second class citizens? Why are they willing to give money to a man who is not their husband? Why will they spend their hard earned money to go to another country just to see a man? I am truly amazed at the gullibility of these women. If they would just pay heed to some of the points in your posting, perhaps they would gain some insights. Most of them don't listen to western women who try to provide sound advice so I just hope that they will read your blog and begin to look before they leap into situations that nine out of 10 times will not have a positive outcome.

My grandmother used this saying, "Marry in haste and repent at leisure" to discuss rushing into a relationship as important as marraige. The other one that I always remember is, "Remember you can do bad by yourself. You do not need help to do bad." She was an uneducated woman but a Psychologist in her own right.

Again, thank you for posting some great points on this blog. I found this site by accident and I have been fascinated by some of the postings. Your posting is just plain refreshing. I wish you well.

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