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Islam and the Non-Muslim Wife - Blog Entry

15 Sep 2008 10:57 AM

I'm an American Christian woman and have been married to a Lebanese muslim man for a year and a half. When he moved to this country on a K-1 visa, he didn't tell his friends or family it was for marriage. I didn't agree with this and told him it would be better to tell the truth. I thought he was just embarrased and a little immature and hadn't had much experience at bringing girls home to his mother let alone marriage and thought he would get ovet it. We've had to work through other smaller issues and come through fine in the last year. My family accepts him 100% and he feels totally free to visit with them even if I'm not there. He still refuses to introduce me formally or informally to anyone on his side, friend or family. I don't like being treated invisibly and sub-human. Is this something customarily Muslim or just his personl decision? Does he just want to get the US papers (he does not have Permenant Residence yet) and run and then not worry about explaining anything to his friends or family? Should I introduce myself to them?