in the same situation

Submitted by same situation as you!!!!! (Canada), Jan 7, 2007 at 19:29

Hello,

I live in Canada and have met a turkish man. he is working in canada currently. he has american citizenship and turkish. we are in love and talking about marriage. he has a job in new york for next year and i would like to move there too as i can work there as a nurse.

my parents think that he will kidnap me and my kids (if we have kids). he assures me that muslim turks are not like muslim arabs. he says that religion is not important to me and he certainly does not practice islam. my parents don't want this to happen, but i dont' think they understand that islam in other countries is different that saudia arabia, iraq etc. or am i totally wrong?

he has been really good to me, however a little jealous at times. i am going to turkey this summer to meet his family, i said this had to happen before we get engaged and therefore we will do this. we will not live in turkey, or so he says. i have went to new york with him to meet his new boss, who is a family friend (the boss said he could start in september, as i am finishing my degree until then). i dont' think he is lying....as i met the new boss and he is taking me to meet his family.....but who knows from all the stories out there..................what bugs me is his temper, do all turks have a temper?

thanks

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