Mommy2ZaidnSalma

Im the USC, Hes from Jordan
Still together after 7 years, coming up on our 6 year wedding anniversary this July.
2 kids together, we love eachother alot but like all healthy couples, fight and bicker occasionally.
Would I marry another MENA man if we ever divorced? No. We have both make sacrifices, bite our tongues all the time with our families, and have adapted to one anothers cultures to make our marriage work, because we want to be together and to have a good marriage. I only do this because I love my husband dearly and vice versa. Having children grow up in a multicultural relationship is MUCH harder then I ever anticipated and I wouldnt do it again. But then again, I dont really ever see Sofyan and I being apart.

I guess its hard to "plan" for an unexpected layoff...What a d*ck

I wouldnt say the "norm" either when speaking about marriages of people who are on VJ. I believe half or so of us hardly have a 5 year age gap. I will say the ones with smaller age gaps seemed to be the ones who didnt have issues with their consulates and who also seem to have successful marriages. Not saying this happened for everyone, but most, or so it seems.

I wouldnt say the "norm" either when speaking about marriages of people who are on VJ. I believe half or so of us hardly have a 5 year age gap. I will say the ones with smaller age gaps seemed to be the ones who didnt have issues with their consulates and who also seem to have successful marriages. Not saying this happened for everyone, but most, or so it seems.

I guess its hard to "plan" for an unexpected layoff...What a d*ck

I guess its hard to "plan" for an unexpected layoff...What a d*ck

I guess its hard to "plan" for an unexpected layoff...What a d*ck

Tamara, Ive always known your views are shallow but this really surprised me. YOU SHOULD KNOW that by converting Adam to Christianity he had to abandon his family, culture, his friggin identity for god's sake. This girl asked for advice, not for the diluted views of born again Christians.
moving on....
You really need to just take everyones advice and come out. If you converted you need to tell everyone you did. There wont be a right time. I didnt convert nor do I practice organized religion but I still have shallow a$$ people always asking me "did you stop eating pork because your husband made you?" or "did you convert?" etc etc. The questionning wont ever end and if you just open and honest with everyone, the awkwardness will pass and you will be much happier.
Ive been married 5+ years now and my family adapted well, they wont even serve pork at family functions. It takes time, but it does happen.

Tamara, Ive always known your views are shallow but this really surprised me. YOU SHOULD KNOW that by converting Adam to Christianity he had to abandon his family, culture, his friggin identity for god's sake. This girl asked for advice, not for the diluted views of born again Christians.
moving on....
You really need to just take everyones advice and come out. If you converted you need to tell everyone you did. There wont be a right time. I didnt convert nor do I practice organized religion but I still have shallow a$$ people always asking me "did you stop eating pork because your husband made you?" or "did you convert?" etc etc. The questionning wont ever end and if you just open and honest with everyone, the awkwardness will pass and you will be much happier.
Ive been married 5+ years now and my family adapted well, they wont even serve pork at family functions. It takes time, but it does happen.

Tamara, Ive always known your views are shallow but this really surprised me. YOU SHOULD KNOW that by converting Adam to Christianity he had to abandon his family, culture, his friggin identity for god's sake. This girl asked for advice, not for the diluted views of born again Christians.
moving on....
You really need to just take everyones advice and come out. If you converted you need to tell everyone you did. There wont be a right time. I didnt convert nor do I practice organized religion but I still have shallow a$$ people always asking me "did you stop eating pork because your husband made you?" or "did you convert?" etc etc. The questionning wont ever end and if you just open and honest with everyone, the awkwardness will pass and you will be much happier.
Ive been married 5+ years now and my family adapted well, they wont even serve pork at family functions. It takes time, but it does happen.

Tamara, Ive always known your views are shallow but this really surprised me. YOU SHOULD KNOW that by converting Adam to Christianity he had to abandon his family, culture, his friggin identity for god's sake. This girl asked for advice, not for the diluted views of born again Christians.
moving on....
You really need to just take everyones advice and come out. If you converted you need to tell everyone you did. There wont be a right time. I didnt convert nor do I practice organized religion but I still have shallow a$$ people always asking me "did you stop eating pork because your husband made you?" or "did you convert?" etc etc. The questionning wont ever end and if you just open and honest with everyone, the awkwardness will pass and you will be much happier.
Ive been married 5+ years now and my family adapted well, they wont even serve pork at family functions. It takes time, but it does happen.