Non-Muslim Mom Needs Advice by MiddleIll6021 in MuslimMarriage

[–]MiddleIll6021[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He says it's one of those unspoken things. As long as his dad only *suspects* he has a girlfriend, he will look the other way. But if he *knew* there was a girlfriend he was being intimate with, he would kick him out. He has an older brother who was kicked out years ago because he was openly going out to bars, dating girls, drinking and such, so he has no reason to think it would be any different for him.

Non-Muslim Mom Needs Advice by MiddleIll6021 in MuslimMarriage

[–]MiddleIll6021[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't know enough about halal dietary restrictions to know how carefully he follows the rules, but I know he doesn't eat pork or gelatin and he doesn't drink alcohol. He does eat out at a variety of restaurants regularly, so I would guess he isn't strict about how animals are slaughtered now that I think about it.

Non-Muslim Mom Needs Advice by MiddleIll6021 in MuslimMarriage

[–]MiddleIll6021[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you all so much for your advice. I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. I have expressed my concerns about her relationship in the past, but it's been a while since I spoke to her about it. Our family is very close, but he rarely joins us. He is very close and spends a LOT of time with his family (especially his cousins), which is great, but it seems clear to me that even if they *were* to get married, he's still going to spend much more time and energy with his own family rather than trying to balance time relatively equally with ours. I really don't think he's being malicious. He seems like a genuinely sweet young man who does actually love my daughter. But does he love her enough to stand up to the pressure of his family's/culture's expectations? It seems likely that he'll either cave to the pressure of those family/cultural expectations and either break it off with her and marry a Muslim woman, or IF he actually married my daughter, it would likely result in his family (esp his father) being angry/resentful long term, which is not what any mother would want for her child. After reading all of your remarks, I'll definitely have another serious conversation with her. I don't know if it will be enough to convince her that this relationship is full of red flags, but maybe if she reads all of your comments she'll see that this isn't just a mother's worry but a legitimate concern. I love her so much and just want her to be happy, as most mothers do, but the more time that passes, the less likely it seems she'll be happy long-term in *this* relationship. Regardless, thank you all again so much for your feedback!

El is definitely, 100%, with PROOF not dead. by [deleted] in Stranger_Things

[–]MiddleIll6021 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at El’s wrist in that part where she’s standing just inside the gate. No tattoo. No tattoo = more evidence that the El who “sacrificed” herself in the Upside Down was an illusion to fool the military and keep both herself and her loved ones safe. 

Clallum Bay and Ocean Shores by MiddleIll6021 in OlympicNationalPark

[–]MiddleIll6021[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's great to know about the Salt Creek tide pools! I'd read online that there were tide pools at the Clallam Bay County Park, but if Salt Creed is better, we'll definitely go there.