The Answers You Are Looking For About Egyptian Men!

Submitted by Jennifer El Shafei (United States), Aug 1, 2011 at 23:31

I hope these are helpful to someone, they are a list of things that my Egyptian husband has shared with me after reading through these posts. Most of this stuff is common knowledge among Egyptians, but not understood by the Western women.

If you are more than 5 years older than him, it isn't gonna happen.

If you are having any kind of sex with him (even cyber) it isn't gonna happen.

If you met him in the tourism industry, it isn't gonna happen.

If he is asking you to come stay with him, it isn't gonna happen.

Doctors and Lawyers are NOT high paid positions like they are in western countries, they are a dime a dozen... and most are poor as heck.

If you are a Christian, it may happen, but it will be hard as heck.

Open minded does NOT mean the same thing to an Egyptian man that it does to a Western woman... not even close.

If you are not a Muslim, Jew or Christian, it isn't gonna happen.

If you are not willing to compromise to make things work, it isn't gonna happen.

Compromise is a HUGE factor for it to work - if you are not willing to give up some of your freedoms, dress more conservatively, give up male friends, not go out alone, not flirt or be overly friendly with other men, oh shoot, the list goes on... basically, life as you know it will change... if you're not willing to change and compromise, it isn't gonna happen.

If you haven't met his family, for whatever reason he may have given you, it isn't gonna happen.

If he is asking you for money, for whatever reason, it isn't gonna happen.

He may cry, he may beg, he may text you constantly at all hours of the day or night, he may say the most incredible sweet things and treat you like a princess... it's not proof that he loves you... it may very well be proof he is good at what he does.

If you are reading this, then you probably already know inside your heart of hearts, it's not gonna happen.

I WILL REPEAT MYSELF FOR EMPHASIS: IF HE WORKS IN TOURISM, IN ANY AREA, NO MATTER HIS RANKING, NO MATTER HOW MUCH HE CRIES, NO MATTER HOW GOOD THE SEX IS, NO MATTER IF HE TELLS YOU THAT AGE DOESN'T MATTER (EVEN MOHAMMAD MARRIED AN OLDER WOMAN), EVEN IF HE TEXTS YOU ALL THE TIME, PROFESSES HIS UNDYING LOVE FOR YOU, WANTS TO MARRY YOU IMMEDIATELY, HAS NEVER LOVED ANOTHER WOMAN, NEVER MET ANOTHER WOMAN LIKE YOU, THINKS YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, DOESN'T WANT TO LIVE IN THE US, UK OR ANY OTHER WESTERN COUNTRY, WANTS ONLY TO LIVE IN EGYPT, DOESN'T NEED A GREEN CARD... NO MATTER WHAT THE SITUATION, IF HE IS IN TOURISM..... IT ISN'T GONNA HAPPEN.

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