Is there ANY ???

Hey GUYS have u heared of any Couple who are getting thru Cairo Embassy and there is an age difference between the two parts " 15 years as an age difference " and their K3 got approved lately ?????

I am sure there are people with big age differences that have made it through Cairo. Just it could cause a red flag for them but you just need to be sure that you have lots of evidence to support your relationship. I wish you all the best on your journey.




AJ1

Medo and I have a large age diffrence. And were still waiting AP. I just dont know what all the fuss is about AGE. Or why it brings up a red flag. But im sure that is the reason were still in AP after 6 mo.

The fuss is because culturally speaking Egyptians and other MENA ppl don't normally marry women 10+ yrs older than themselves. You wouldn't find an Egyptian marrying another Egyptian with that large of an age gap (the woman being older). Just from one Egyptian's perspective....when my husband hears of marriages that are 15-20+ yr age differences he finds it (for lack of a better word) disgusting. He can't wrap his head around a man wanting to marry a woman old enough to be his mother. The COs know the cultural norms of the countries they work in, they know that this kind of marriage is not "normal" in Egypt. That is why they scrutinize these types of relationships.

Yikes...I'm not trying to start anything here. I'm just being honest.

moody's got it. But, of course, marriages with age gaps do get approved. Nothing's an automatic rejection, and there's no evidence that an age gap is more of a problem than not sharing a common language or knowing each other for a short period of time.

Oh I know you are, and you already know how I feel about this subject as well. We have all been over this before hence the LOL

Yeah. The funny thing is even though it's been discussed to death there's still this outrage over the COs scrutinizing and wanting further investigations on these types of marriages. Hell even in the US these types of marriages are not the "norm". Ppl will give you grief over 5 yrs what about 20+?

I had a conversation with my 'liberal" fiancé about this and I was shocked at his answer! He seems incapable of wrapping his brain around the big age difference of some couples. Hmm I guess he wasn't as liberal as I thought. He really had nothing bad to say about the women,but he just found it odd. So I guess my next question is, is it just age or what about when children are involved? Is a divorced woman with kids say like an older woman?

No.

My SIL is divorced and she's Egyptian. This is not a terribly unusual thing. Being divorced with children is not the same as being as old as someone's mama. Could you imagine being married to someone your dad's age?

Culturally speaking, brides are expected to be younger, able to bear children, same religion, unmarried virgins, and most families prefer someone with the same background. That being said, just because the family wants a bride like this doenst mean the man getting married does. However the CO's views are taken from what is culturally acceptable.

I'm divorced and I had to go through a lot explaining to his family why and what happened before they accepted me and gave us the blessing to get engaged.

No! Maybe this is a pea-brained thing to say, but maybe it has something to do with how old your parents are. My best friend (who is my age) has a boyfriend who is 45, about the age of my dad, which kind of freaks me out. But her dad is pushing 80, so maybe that's why she sees it differently. *shrug*

my fiance said almost everyone waiting for their k-3 visa interview at the time of his interview (two times he was there) were huge age differences. yes, this was in morocco, but i suspect it is similar in egypt.

I'm 33, my dad is 64. Even though it would only be a 12 yr difference I can't picture myself with a 45 yr old. Well unless he looked like George Clooney.

George Clooney is definitely an exception.

or pierce brosnan!

George

I agree with you 100%. GC looks like my BIL and that would be weird.

or Zahi Hawass sexyyyyyyy and he could let me in those museums free

zahi

*Swoon*

And Clooney keeps getting better looking as he gets older! He must have sold his soul.

Actually I only found him attractive when he got older, I never really liked him when he looked like this:

It was the hair.

Uck...not a fan of the hair. I much prefer the more distinguished George.

ah crap, i hate it when this happens.....snail tracks all over the floor!

lol ohhhh Jodo!!!! lol just kidding




CHUCK! bad!

Excellent observation, but why do I feel so old all of a sudden!

Is this about age difference or older men would would like to date?

Anyway, I have an age difference for me and my husband. We had no problem in Cairo. However, the POE was Dallas and they held him for 3 hours asking all kinds of silly questions. Finally, he told them talk to my wife, she is waiting for me I'm sure. They called me on the phone, I told the man, what are you doing? Why? What's the problem? He said just protecting the country. I said so you should have talked to me first. We are fine and let him out. They did immediately.

No one ever asked us anything about our age. They were just concerned about him being Muslim and I am christian. They were also asking about since I was divorced with kids, from other marriage, if it was a problem for him or his family? But that's none of their business and I told the man. I'm braver than most. But if you have it in you...you can pull it off.

I think the key at the airport - dress nice - be composed and ready for questions.

Cairo never mentioned anything - they were all about the paperwork being filled out correctly.

Good luck.

By the way its not uncommon at all for older men to marry younger women in MENA, it actually happens a lot. This is just one of those double standards, age difference is ok as long as its the man that is older.

Or BRAD PIT. Hes got some years under his belt but he sure hides them well. Hes a hotty! Brad Pitt — Age: 43 years (born 18 December 1963

Oh I love Brad Pitt. I still remember the first time I saw him...Thelma & Louise...DREAMY

am i the only one here that dont find george and brad attractive? i dont see anything special in either of them.

What about Zahi?

I can't say that I find Zahi attractive but I do enjoy his documentaries. I especially liked the one about Hatshepsut that was on a couple weeks ago.

Brad Pitt doesn't do much for me but Clooney is gorgeous.

Oh! I loved that documentary. We wanted to see it so bad and missed it. Then it came on at 1am and we ended up watching the whole thing. I didn't realize it was going to be 2 hours long but it was worth it. I'm just glad it wasn't the screaming one!

hey GUYS .. take it EASY ... concentrate more on ur Husbands looool ... heheheheheh .... i am my Wife's eye candy so come on take it this way and it is ganna be much easier .. u will not meet Zahi neither GC .. so come on .. it seems u ganna have a FIGHT very soon who is more attractive .. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr WOMEN

I don't wanna meet Zahi! I wouldnt mind meeting George though....

again .. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR women lool

Hey I don't complain when my husband is drooling over Nancy Ajram!

Had to look her up, and I think she's funny looking.

You're so much hotter, JP!

awww thanks babe! Well he always finds someone to drool over on those LBC shows! I swear those girls come out of a doll factory, they are all so freakin perfect....where's my H8terade? LOL

I think she looks funny too! Oh I have to post her "before I had thousands of dollars in plastic surgery" photo. LOL

Oh I know! The screaming one was creepy! We watched it during an ancient Egypt documentary marathon. After about 3 hrs of documentaries I fell asleep on the couch.

I don't get why men are hot over Nancy. She does have a weird look about her. I don't get the attraction to Rouby either. Haifa I get. She's sexy but I'd hate to see her without all that makeup. Moh's cousin is obsessed with Elissa.