Listen to your Mom - Strabenzi

Submitted by Jaladhi (United States), Dec 11, 2006 at 18:15

You wrote: "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."

Strabenzi, listen to your mom and get out of this relationship, and you will save yourself lifetime of misery and heartache. A Muslim is always a Muslim first, it doesn't matter if he is not practising his religion strictly now, but he will eventually return to his roots. Thats when your problems will start unless you convert and become a Muslim.

If you don't want to convert, send him a dear john letter and proceed with your future happy and joyful life which you won't have if you go to Saudi Arabia. As a woman in Saudi Arabia, you have practically no rights. You can't even drive by your self. Lets not even talk about dress code there - the tent like burka that you will have to wear when going out to avoid being seen by those "lustful" males, as they put it. Do some research about the Muslim customs before you see him anymore.

A mom is always right!!!

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