To Steph

Submitted by Sarah (United States), Apr 3, 2007 at 18:21

Hi Steph, My husband is from Izmir. I truly don't know if he married me for a green card. I guess it is possible. I would hate to think that, given we have a child. My family is around, and they are very supportive. I have limited contact with my husband because of our child. I hope you can get out of your marriage. Don't let him trap you. Do you have family around?

Just an FYI, he can't take your child out of the country. Turkey requires both parents to sign a Turkish passport, just like here. If you really need to get out do you have savings? Can you borrow money? You might even be able to use cash advances from credit cards. It might be stressful taking on debt, but it's better than staying in a crappy marriage.

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