Anonymous wrote:No, but I would not date a devout Christian either.

+1

My husband is a non practising Muslim Turk. No way I would date or marry a devout Muslim (or a person actively practising any faith, really). Only issue is infidelity but that's hardly an issue exclusive to that background. Otherwise (big otherwise I know), he's pretty much perfect. Helps me in the house, loving and involved father, great with my side of the family, hardworking, etc. not crazy possessive or controlling like people would assume.

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Anonymous wrote:No, and I would be very wary of marrying any man from that type of parochial culture.

What kind of parochial culture? The Muslims that I'm friends with were born and educated in the United States. They live in major cities. They work as engineers, scientists, and teachers. Not all Muslims are the same, you know.

I wouldn't date or marry someone of any religion who was extreme or fundamentalist or reactionary.

I'm thinking the PP meant patriarchal culture?

I did and it was the best thing that happened to me.I really admire the way south asian families are so close knit, whereas most white families not so much.

Enough with the typo shaming people. Sheesh.

I tried recently. Didn't go so well. We were just too different at our core. Super attracted to each other though.

Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't date anyone who doesn't know how to spell. It's MUSLIM not MULIM.

I wouldn't date anyone who couldn't figure out that that was a typo.

Anonymous wrote:No, and I would be very wary of marrying any man from that type of parochial culture.

What kind of parochial culture? The Muslims that I'm friends with were born and educated in the United States. They live in major cities. They work as engineers, scientists, and teachers. Not all Muslims are the same, you know.

I wouldn't date or marry someone of any religion who was extreme or fundamentalist or reactionary.

Anonymous wrote:I would not date anyone who has extremely observant (in any faith), but a liberal/non-observant Muslim would be as dateable as anyone else.

Signed,
Non-observant Jew

Yep - and I'm agnostic married to a cafeteria Catholic.

Only if he was progressive, modern, born/raised here and his parents/family were completely assimilated and westernized. Not interested in family/cultural battles.

Anonymous wrote:Would you consider dating or marrying a muslim man or woman?

Why or why not?

We didn't "date" in the Western sense (unchaperoned outings, pre-marital sex, etc), but I was in a romantic relationship with a Muslim man for roughly two years. We started as friendly coworkers and realized we were in love. We tried to fight it so as not destroy the platonic and professional relationships. A year later, we were still crazy about each other. We seriously discussed marriage, children. Ultimately, he wanted to marry a fellow Muslim. I was not willing to convert as I am a practicing Catholic. We parted. It was devastating. We both moved to other cities hoping physical distance was the solution, but have remained very good friends.
He did indeed marry a nice Muslim girl and they have a beautiful family.
I went on to marry an agnostic man from a non-Christian background. The marriage was a disaster for multiple reasons, including religious differences. I am marrying a fellow practicing Catholic in less than a year. Our shared religious beliefs are a major source of strength in the relationship.

I would. I do not discriminate based on color, nationality or religion.

No, and I would be very wary of marrying any man from that type of parochial culture.

Yes, I would date and/or marry a Muslim guy as long as he didn't try to force his religion onto me. I've never been comfortable with organized religion.

I wouldn't date anyone who doesn't know how to spell. It's MUSLIM not MULIM.

No. I want to raise my kids like I was raised (Christian and celebrating Christmas/Easter).