Please help- met a Moroccan Muslim

Submitted by Michelle (Ireland), Sep 26, 2006 at 14:57

Hey Laura,

I am an Irish Catholic (not practising my religion) and met a Moroccan Muslim 5 months ago while travelling in Morocco and fell in love......... I have met his family and stayed with them twice for 2 weeks. They treated me very well and i got on great with his mother. I am now back in Ireland and we talk on the internet twice a week. I miss him so much but can't live in Morocco as i cannot get any work there. So we have decided to look for work in a different counry where we can be together.

We have talked about marriage but not at any lengths. For one i would never be able to bring a daughter up muslim - i want her to have the freedom to marry whoever she wants. When i was in Morocco a few things did play on my mind. He did'nt mind me drinking alcohol but he hated smoking and constantly gave out to me about it. I told him that he had to accept me for what i am and if he could'nt do that then it would'nt work. So he did give me a break after that.

He had no problem sleeping with me outside of marriage tho ..............Another thing was i love my time alone and when i wanted to go for a walk alone or just listen to music alone, he could'nt understand the concept of being alone. We also fought over this but he came to understand me. Overall we get on great. If i do marry this man one day (in the distant future) do i have to raise my children as muslim? I would love to hear from any one with any advice but especially the Irish girl.

cheers,

Michelle

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