dating a moroccan man

Submitted by sue (United States), Mar 11, 2007 at 15:59

I am married to a moroccan man and he is not the most affectionate....when we were dating he said it was difficult to be intimate with me because I am from the states and because of his religion, there really should be no intimacy until marriage. We were, in fact, intimate but he struggled with it because of this. Now that we are married he is trying harder to be more affectionate but its a long hard road. When I ask him to be affectionate he says he will do it in his own way.....buy flowers, nice cards...things like that but never says he loves me on his own,

I don't think you should end the relationship if you love him. Its just different and I am sure it can be frustrating for you. Hang in there. My husband is a kind man and I am just going to have to continue to teach him how I want to be treated.....It is not easy but I am in it for the long haul.

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