iraqi and australians together

Submitted by Leith (Australia), Aug 7, 2006 at 06:18

I'm an Aussie woman of 41 and have had a relationshp with an iraqi man for 4 years. We have lived together at different times and now live roughly 4 hours away from each other. He is a Muslim, however, smokes, drinks and does not pray every day. I assume that means he is a non-practicising muslim, however has a personal faith and is committed to being a muslim. I have 2 children, 19 and 16 and have no children with him. This is my choice and he tells me that he only wants me and that life doens't give you everything you want. We have certainly had our challenges along the way, not the least being, now living a distance from each other. He is now wanting to start the process of getting the remainder of his family out of Baghdad to safety and some measure of normal existence. I too, want his family to be somewhere much safer and live a life that I have come to take for granted. My concern is, if his family come to live here in Australia, the changes in him that I am likely to face. My role as his partner and the pressure he may experience from his family about the choice of partner he has made. Anyone with some insight on this, I'd really appreciate it as I need to make some choices now about this.

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