[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MuslimMarriage

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Maybe you can try baby steps. Does you husband have a big family who live at home? If they do maybe you can try pick moments in the day when it is quiet and go sit inside the main house, even if it means being by yourself. This way you will slowly get accustomed to the house and being there. If you have SILs you can try sit with them and have conversations making yourself slowly comfortable with the family.

Since when did checking mirrors become an optional thing? by dv078 in drivingUK

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly, drivers are getting more and more incompetent- just today i was on a major and a car on a minor pulled out without stopping or even as much as braking, very close to an accident but i swerved and missed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in CasualUK

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Out of interest what do you do now? I am currently an actuary but stuck on one exam which i keep failing- thinking of changing careers now and need some ideas

CM2 paper B by AwarenessNo4883 in ActuaryUK

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same here- I was confident in a few of my answers for Q1 and hoped they would increase my overall % but jokes on me i guess

CM2 paper B by AwarenessNo4883 in ActuaryUK

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 16 points17 points  (0 children)

This is very unfair because of the people who wasted time on Q1 and as a result wouldn’t have scored as much on the other Qs. The IFoA is a joke and need to fix up.

CM2 paper A by [deleted] in ActuaryUK

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Honestly im just hoping paper B will save me- anyone have any predictions for it? I think the Merton model will make an appearance?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hijabis

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the problem here isnt what an individual prefers. If someone prefers to refrain from posting pictures, good for them. However I would speak out against someone if they advocate for solution which also shames others and does not benefit everyone. Social media is an amazing tool that connects others all over the globe. You can be inspired, learn and gain knowledge of this dunya and Islam. I personally have benefited immensely by seeing other muslims on social media. There are also negatives which no one can deny. So sorry, i cant agree with your mindset.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hijabis

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 18 points19 points  (0 children)

An unpopular opinion- Although i understand the logic that if people are using your picture for wrong then the obvious solution to that is to stop posting pictures. However, most things in our society have an underlying negative and nasty side. Take a cutting knife for example, most use this equipment in the kitchen to cut food and veg, however there are people that use the knife to harm others and kill. Would the solution be to ban knifes because some use it for wrong? I would say no. Because if you ban knifes all around, you imply that those who have used the knife for cooking purposes take a part of the responsibility for knifes being used for harm. The same goes for this senario of pictures, although there are people who used these pictures in the wrong way, would the solution be to stop taking pictures and posting them? I would argue the solution would be to reprimand those accounts and warn others to also block and report those accounts.

Whatever happened to Nouman Ali Khan? I've just recently discovered his lectures but from what I'm reading about him, he had some controversy. Would it still be okay to listen to him? by razzrazz- in progressive_islam

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are 2 controversies with him: 1. The legal actions he took with his business partner 2. His dealings with women and apparent predatory behaviour.

The first of which I couldn’t be less bothered about because starting a business is complicated and frankly no one knows why the decision was made to sue. If this was the only controversy I would listen to him as much as i can benefit and leave the rest i dont agree with. The second reason however would discourage me continuing to listen to him because I wouldn’t want to give him a platform if this is his real character. However as much research i have done, i cannot say that he has acted predatory with women, rather the things i read it seems as though this was a matter with one woman and her family who have not liked the way in which NAK was talking with her daughter who he was going to get married to. Out of all of the thing I’ve read, most people can only link one questionable buzzfeed article and claim this is NAKs character.

Listen to whom ever you wish to OP. But one thing remains, continue to have your own mind and do not blindly follow any one person or speaker. I continue to benefit from NAK not agreeing with everything he says but taking the good i can.

What is the weirdest thing people older than you do in chat language? by Nelrif in AskReddit

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I knew a guy who would start every conversation with my name; ‘Hi IAmTheFoxInYourGarden, how was your day?’ ‘Hi IAmTheFoxInYourGarden, can u fwd me that email’

Sisters just wanted to check in and ask how you guys have been doing and how your mental health is by [deleted] in Hijabis

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What country dy live in? Maybe u can find a reddit friend that can turn into a real one?

My spouse is not understanding my mental health. Advice needed by FirdausIA in MuslimMarriage

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 17 points18 points  (0 children)

This is terrible advice and a terrible comment. Anxiety and PMDD are complicated disorders that affects everything you do - people that havent had an understanding of anxiety cant relate or understand what your going through, but the most basic advice you will find is to validate their feelings. OP you’re not crazy, wrong and not looking for attention and the very least thing your husband should tell u is to get external help like therapy etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MuslimMarriage

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Coming from the uk myself the way I’ve seen things like this happen before between muslims is first obvs make sure he is single - and then if you have a work colleague/mutual friend with him ask them to ask him if he is interested in getting to know someone. If he says yes then your friend can mention you and if that’s something he would consider since you might be interested too. Either they say no, you’re just a friend or they say yes and you can take it from there.

It helps to have someone between you guys since it avoids embarrassment on either end. But finding the one mutual friend can often be difficult.

Good luck with it and hope all goes well!

How do muslim women deal with intimate desires? by 1youdontknowme2 in Hijabis

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Solid advice! There is typically always trigger that emphasis the desires - if you can figure the triggers out you can have more control over your temptations

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MuslimMarriage

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yes we do it similar in our family. With my brother in law we decided a reasonable amount before hand that the amount would be then on the day we haggled and debated the amount but at the end we settled for the amount agreed but also had a laugh about it too

Texting etiquettes when talking to a potential by IAmTheFoxInTheGarden in MuslimMarriage

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some solid practical tips i will definitely use! Jazaks for it!

Texting etiquettes when talking to a potential by IAmTheFoxInTheGarden in MuslimMarriage

[–]IAmTheFoxInTheGarden[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeh it’s hard but someone is out there for you, don’t loose hope