WOMEN - No matter how poor YOU are....

Submitted by Bellydancer (United States), Mar 9, 2007 at 09:06

...trust me..you are WAAAY better off than they are in their country. So when the dudes say they are POOR, they really really are.

I have read so many comments here saying "Oh he can't possibly be using me for my money..I'm poor"

Um, you are in America or Europe....they live in a thirld world country. You are a gold mine in their eyes regardless of how "poor" you consider yourself here because remember you are labelling yourself poor according to American standards. Countries in the middle east can't even compare! Of course he & his family are going to love you..youre sending them $$ to put food on the table just cause you think their son is cute and charming and tells you he loves you when you haven't even met him face to face! $100 can support a family for at least a month over there.

Ladies..please be careful...Morroccan, Turkish, Egyptian etc. men tend to be really good-looking men who can charm the pants off of anyone (literally). But generally speaking, they are very selfish, controlling, & extremely jealous. They take machismo to a whole new level.

A lot of it has to do with being Muslim..but remember that many are Christian too. You have to understand that it is their CULTURE as well that shapes them. They have arranged marriages and do not believe in dating. They are not allowed! They don't understand the dating concept..there's no such thing. So the whole "romantic emotions" they oftentimes display are not innate..they consider that as part of American (or Western) customs.

Obviously if they are trying to score an American woman..they have to play the part in order to have her fall for them. But believe me, they don't treat other Muslim women that way...nor do Muslim women expect it..its not part of their culture. And its easy for them to play the part when he's in your world...but wait til you get to HIS world...its a whole different concept and you realize that almost immediately.

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