To Karena

Submitted by Kathy (United States), Feb 24, 2007 at 06:35

I have been to Morocco 4 times and spent time with my husband and his family and his friends. We are now living here in wisconsin but we are hoping to someday to move to morocco for good. I am trying to understand Islam and i do know about my husband's culture, or as much as I need to know with how our relationship is.

You cant judge every relationship as being the same every person is different as in every culture is different. Morocco isnt as strict as most muslim cultures. my husband doesnt expect me to dress a certain way and he also doesnt expect me to act a certain way. We are like every other married couple, we have disagreement and then we make up.. I guess I am one of the lucky ones cause we really do love each other and if we didnt have each other then our lives would truely be sad.

I dont try to understand every Muslim country but I do know that every person is different and all you have to do is be open minded but dont roll over on your back and give in either stand up be strong and let these men know what they have to expect from you. If they think you will kiss their feet in the beginning then they will expect it from you. But if you tell them from the beginning that i wont do this or that then they will decide if you are worth the battle or not and if not then they will just move on to someone else...Then you will know it wasnt love at all....he was after something else. Kathy

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