Happily Married to an Egyptian Man

Submitted by Jenna (Egypt), Feb 16, 2011 at 09:22

I am very happily married to an Egyptian man. Does that mean all Egyptian men are good, no, it means the one I met and married is.

He's middle class, in his 40s (as am I), well educated and has a decent career as a writer and critic. I have never met anyone like him, he's compassionate, sensitive (loves romantic movies and cries during sad ones), caring, considerate, loving, helps around the house, cooks (we basically share duties). We both compromise, that is the key to any marriage, what are you willing to do and not do?!

These words are straight from my husband: If you met the man in any tourist area, no matter what the position, forget it. There are no exceptions to this rule. <---- that period means, period. If you are older than him by, let's say, more than 5 years... it's not gonna happen. If he hasn't introduced you formally and informally to his family (mother especially), forget it. If you were married in front of a lawyer or just by signing a paper at your home, it's not a legally binding marriage as you know it, basically it makes the sex you have acceptable in Islam (even that is not true - everyone knows what that paper means, and it's frowned upon big time). You must be married in the court in a civil ceremony.

I absolutely love my hubby and we have been married 3 years, living in Cairo.

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