Mithra

No, it will not be a problem. My husband's id and passport both say he is a student. By the time we applied for his visa he had been finished with school for 6 years. He had already had 3 jobs by then but never had his id changed to reflect his occupation.
My husband is also from Egypt.

I think some of wives/fiancées in this forum get way more offended by things that have been discussed than the guys. The ones the women are getting offended on behalf of lol. My husband laughs this stuff off and thinks most of it is ridiculous.

I totally could've done without the whole sex discussion. I'm no prude but seriously that was unnecessary. Just because the OP's husband is a freak down for whatever with whomever and off of Craigslist no less doesn't mean all or most or many MENA ppl are like that. Her husband and some random Iranian lol. I love this forum!

French, like Nicolas Batum, whose dad was from Cameroon? Or François Hollande? Brazilian like Gisele Bündchen, or an Amazon basin native? Does a pretty darn American looking person look like a Cherokee or an Inuit, or Shaquille O'Neal?

Jinx, lol. Should've refreshed before posting

^^^^ I didn't even think about the cousin/cousin marriage thing. You're on to something there. My husband's family has a lot of that going on and they don't divorce. There are a couple divorces (my SIL and husband's uncle) but those are non cousin marriages.
Oh man yeah that medical situation seems on the shady side.

They exist obviously but I'm curious about how others' good fortune affects anyone else? Obviously not all Moroccan men are duds otherwise American women wouldn't keep marrying them. I would hope anyways.

I'm always a little leery when someone insists that divorce isn't an option and that they would never do it or consider it. Egyptians get divorced a lot so it's not something unusual or shameful. Also the insisting that someone will NEVER cheat or be abusive. Actions not words. Just be cautious. Not saying your husband is dishonest or scamming you just saying that lots of guys here on tourist, work, or student visas marry Americans to adjust status. Again, actions not words. Actions long term not short term when papers are at stake. I sincerely wish you the best of luck.

Definitely not cultural. My husband is far more affectionate than I am. I'm the one that needs a lot of personal space.

They exist obviously but I'm curious about how others' good fortune affects anyone else? Obviously not all Moroccan men are duds otherwise American women wouldn't keep marrying them. I would hope anyways.

I totally could've done without the whole sex discussion. I'm no prude but seriously that was unnecessary. Just because the OP's husband is a freak down for whatever with whomever and off of Craigslist no less doesn't mean all or most or many MENA ppl are like that. Her husband and some random Iranian lol. I love this forum!

I agree. I stay away from those groups because the minute someone expresses an opinion that doesn't go along with others it's always a cat fight. many people ask questions and start threads here supposedly wanting honest answers and opinions and when the question is answered with something they don't want to hear the OP becomes defensive. Why ask a question if you can't take or don't want to hear the real truth?
I find it strange when someone says that under no circumstances they will never divorce for fear of being a "shame" to their family. I can tell you right now that if a man ever laid a hand on me, I would be out of that marriage faster than a bat out of hell, my family would never think I was a shame, in fact they would probably kill my husband if he ever did anything to hurt me. My husband is Muslim, one of his sisters and a brother are divorced(both remarried now), they are not a shame to the family. I understand some people stay in abusive relationships because they don;t know how to get out or are afraid to get out, they have no self esteem and are bullied into staying. But staying for fear of shame...I just don't get it. Would your family tell you to stay ignoring the fact that your life is in danger for fear of what other people in the family or friends would think of you being divorced? Perplexing...

I totally could've done without the whole sex discussion. I'm no prude but seriously that was unnecessary. Just because the OP's husband is a freak down for whatever with whomever and off of Craigslist no less doesn't mean all or most or many MENA ppl are like that. Her husband and some random Iranian lol. I love this forum!

I think some of wives/fiancées in this forum get way more offended by things that have been discussed than the guys. The ones the women are getting offended on behalf of lol. My husband laughs this stuff off and thinks most of it is ridiculous.

But does he have any advice??

I totally could've done without the whole sex discussion. I'm no prude but seriously that was unnecessary. Just because the OP's husband is a freak down for whatever with whomever and off of Craigslist no less doesn't mean all or most or many MENA ppl are like that. Her husband and some random Iranian lol. I love this forum!

Yeah I totally don't get the divorce is not an option thing. So I'm going to stay in a ####### marriage because it's "shameful" for my inlaws. Yeah, no. No one goes into marriage thinking it will fail but a lot of times it does. Some people misrepresent themselves but it doesn't show up until later on. Some things are not fixable (infidelity and abuse). Why the hell would someone stay in that because their inlaws never got divorced? F that.

I'm going to guess that the only MENA men who think older women/younger men relationships are cool and legit are the ones in that sort of relationship. My husband doesn't buy them either. But then scams happen within similarly aged couples, too. All anyone can do is be cautious and look out for themselves.

This right here is pretty spot on. There are loads of pretty women with low self esteem. No offense OP but I've found that the ones who remind others of their attractiveness over and over are usually the low self esteem type. A quick mention of your attractiveness in your original post would have sufficed.
That being said, I don't really feel like you've been scammed, OP. I feel like, as another poster mentioned, you married someone you didn't really know and found that you didn't particularly like, love, respect, or were attracted to the man your husband turned out to be. Obviously your husband turned out to be a bit of a freak and somewhat of a scumbag but that doesn't mean he set out to scam you. You probably shouldn't have bought him a car and made his life so comfortable if you didn't like or love him.

There are a few FB groups already ongoing for wives of Egyptians. I'm sure someone involved can send you the info if they read this thread. I'm not involved in any of them personally as I feel like it's a lot of blowing smoke up rear ends and backbiting while pretending to be supportive. Not to be cynical but I feel like these "support" groups and even some comments on this site are women selling each other a bill of goods. Not a whole lot of real honesty or support going on. Nor does anyone really appreciate honesty or support unless it involves things ppl want to hear.

I'm always a little leery when someone insists that divorce isn't an option and that they would never do it or consider it. Egyptians get divorced a lot so it's not something unusual or shameful. Also the insisting that someone will NEVER cheat or be abusive. Actions not words. Just be cautious. Not saying your husband is dishonest or scamming you just saying that lots of guys here on tourist, work, or student visas marry Americans to adjust status. Again, actions not words. Actions long term not short term when papers are at stake. I sincerely wish you the best of luck.

Definitely not cultural. My husband is far more affectionate than I am. I'm the one that needs a lot of personal space.

There are a few FB groups already ongoing for wives of Egyptians. I'm sure someone involved can send you the info if they read this thread. I'm not involved in any of them personally as I feel like it's a lot of blowing smoke up rear ends and backbiting while pretending to be supportive. Not to be cynical but I feel like these "support" groups and even some comments on this site are women selling each other a bill of goods. Not a whole lot of real honesty or support going on. Nor does anyone really appreciate honesty or support unless it involves things ppl want to hear.

I'm always a little leery when someone insists that divorce isn't an option and that they would never do it or consider it. Egyptians get divorced a lot so it's not something unusual or shameful. Also the insisting that someone will NEVER cheat or be abusive. Actions not words. Just be cautious. Not saying your husband is dishonest or scamming you just saying that lots of guys here on tourist, work, or student visas marry Americans to adjust status. Again, actions not words. Actions long term not short term when papers are at stake. I sincerely wish you the best of luck.

This right here is pretty spot on. There are loads of pretty women with low self esteem. No offense OP but I've found that the ones who remind others of their attractiveness over and over are usually the low self esteem type. A quick mention of your attractiveness in your original post would have sufficed.
That being said, I don't really feel like you've been scammed, OP. I feel like, as another poster mentioned, you married someone you didn't really know and found that you didn't particularly like, love, respect, or were attracted to the man your husband turned out to be. Obviously your husband turned out to be a bit of a freak and somewhat of a scumbag but that doesn't mean he set out to scam you. You probably shouldn't have bought him a car and made his life so comfortable if you didn't like or love him.