Khadija....

Submitted by BellaVida (United States), Dec 26, 2006 at 02:18

Khadija-- your question was "should I take this guy seriously?" You made few statements of any relevance to the question at hand. One of the few with any actual relevance-" 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 ".

The fact you want the whole forum to know that you are attractive, shown by the statement "(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)" is of no relevance. You state that you met this man from the internet. I would hope that by age 34, you are cognizant of the fact that you can create any facade or identity you wish.

However, you must treat each situation individually and in context. No one in this forum has had the conversations you have had with him. You must possess the intelligence and capability to analyze your situation. Anyone who gives you advice, including me, is prejudiced by their own experiences.

Once again I would like to express this forum is not a dating advice site. Coming from the MEF mission statement this forum is "aimed at providing cutting-edge information for specialists and absorbing information for a general readership. You'll find exclusive interviews, groundbreaking studies, and insightful commentary that take on contemporary concerns – from politics to economics to culture. The Forum seeks to help shape the intellectual climate in which U.S. foreign policy is made by addressing key issues in an accessible way for a sophisticated public."

By the post you submitted a majority of responses are going to be the typical, " get out of that relationship now! " or " I am dating a moroccan and we are good!" or something of that nature. Like I addressed before, the advise is going to come from individuals and their experiences... If you took 5 minutes out of your "babbling" time to read the other posts in this forum you would see few well thought responses with any real insight. I wish you the best in your relationship...

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