Dating a Muslim

Submitted by strabenzi (United States), Dec 11, 2006 at 01:49

Hello; I live in the states and I've been dating a Muslim for a year now. My situation is he doesn't really practice his religion. I mean, he is not strict; he doesnt pray 5 times a day, he drinks, loves to go out clubbing, etc.

My problem is with my mom, we've always had a very close relationship, but now she is strating to say that she doesnt even want to meet him. She tells me why would I waste my time being in a relationship that its not going to work in the future. I mean, we are still young. But my mom starts telling me about how he could go back to Saudi (i dont want to live in Saudi) to live after he's done studying/working in the US. (His family lives in Jeddah but spends a lot of time in London and California.

She starts telling me about how I will never be fully accepted in his family because our difference in religion; Im Catholic. About what can happen if we get married and then get a divorce; he will get custody of the kids. She starts talkin about all these issues, and this is so frustrating to me since I'm not thinking about all this now; we are both young and do not plan to marry, have kids, etc anytime soon. And also he is very normal, not strict at all. I stop talking to my mom because Im so mad at her; this makes me cry everyday =(

Please help...I don't know what to do.

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