Polish woman British muslim man

Submitted by Wanderer (Romania), Sep 23, 2006 at 12:20

Dear all,

I've read all your comments, but when it comes to my relationship I find it very difficult to make a decision.

I've met my boyfriend on the internet about 9 months ago. He came to see me after 5 months because immediately after he met me his mother got ill and she was in hospital with him looking after her daily.

He is a British citizen, born and raised in England, but his mother is from Saudi Arabia and his father is from Pakistan.

As his mother is very ill, he says he can't come to see me, but he wants to marry me and move to my country where I will feel safe. His mother is in a hospital in Arabia now and he is there with her; this is the reason why I can't go there. He says he doesn't like that country at all and that he's trying to get her mother back to England, but the doctors say it's impossible now cause she's very ill. If they go to England, he asked me to go there and live a few years with them till his mother gets better.

We speak a lot, almost every day, and I really love him, but it seems we are both "stuck" in this situation. We've talked about marriage and kids and he says he's got nothing against us introducing our kids to both religions, that I shouldn't be so worried about this cause he's got 2 sisters-in-law who are Christian and are very happy with their husbands.

What do you think about this story? I might want to see only the good parts because I am so in love with my boyfriend, but I am also aware that I might be wrong. He treats me as if I were a princess, he doesn't smoke, nor does he drink, he respects my religion and keeps in touch with my family too.

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