Another Moroccan story...HELP!!!!

Submitted by "Khadija" (Trinidad And Tobago), Dec 25, 2006 at 02:48

Ok........so I met this Moroccan guy on the internet...........actually he found me........quite by chance..... since my name isn't posted anywhere such as in matchmaking sites etc. Well, after only one and a half months he suddenly told me that he had spoken to his parents about me, about marriage, but they had said no since I am 10 years older (he's 24 and I'm 34 but look like 28) and have kids already (you'd never know I have kids if you saw me).... anyway.... I was surprised at this statement since I knew he was attracted to me but I didn't think about him thinking of marriage so suddenly. I also have developped feelings for this man.

He has asked me to continue to "love" him and leave everything up to "Allah". He still tries his best to find his way to the cyber cafe to chat with me even after long hours of work and he is clearly tired... He has never ever hinted at trying to use me to get some kind of exit-ticket out of Morocco.... but he would like for me to visit him in July to meet me in real life.... I guess like a lot of Moroccans (from what I've read) he is poor........but I also know he works very hard and long hours... so at least I know he is industrious.

He hasn't asked me for money. He says that his family has no problems if I visit as a friend.... but if there are problems we can get an appartment in the town where he lives during my stay (Marrakech). He is not very talkative.... and he seems to be enthralled by my "babbling".... I'm really good at that... I can go on and on and often throw out questions to him to make him think out of the box... he has acknowledged that and seems to think our differences is actually good for each other. My question is... should I take this guy seriously? I'm from the Caribbean ...by the way.... Please reply...........ANYBODY!!!!!!

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