Like you are a guy.. whats your opinion about marrying a girl who comes form another country ? What are your terms and conditions? and where will you both live?
What about your kids? And how is that different compared to a situation where a couple are from the same country?

same questions directed towards female members too :)

i dont thing its a good thing to marry a woman from different country.. local is the best :D ... but if it happen eveything is going to be in my way... traditions and etc.. it might be a bet of a problem cuz usually kids follows their mother.. thats way same country couples dont have to worry about those stuff.

I think its too risky because there are many obstacles on the way such as differences in culture and traditions and upbringing not to mention difference in religion for men marrying non-muslim women. Personally, I would not go for it. If a woman were to marry someone from a different country, then i think she should live in her husband's country.

Both minerva and I are married to foreign men. And we both stayed here and had our kids here.

I did it because there's no frikkin way I'd live in Libya. Also, because Malta is one of the safest most peaceful places on the face of the earth. Up to a few years ago, people never even closed their front doors.

^^^what happened a year ago?

I live in the USA so my martial options are many due to the fact we have all the lovely colors of the human rainbow. If I had a choice doesn't matter what color or creed he follows as long as our basic beliefs jive.

doesn't matter where he's from as long as you both understand each other and agree on how you will deal with differences.

Well, I have a mystical approach to love. I believe that I was "meant" to marry my wife.

I think you have to take each person as they come.

As a rule of thumb, you shouldn't underestimate the difficulties of any kind of serious difference.

But you never know which kind of difference is going to count! :p We drive each other crazy, we men and women! It's just part of life.

I guess I would want to live in my home country unless I happen to feel that his country is a better substitute to my home. My only additional condition is that my children are to be raised as Muslims (but he is a Muslim anyways) and we should try as parents to instill in them the good values of our upbringings, culture and traditions.

Me too Thalia!! except I live in his country. And I think all marriages are about compromise and patience whether youre both from the same country or not. each family has its own traditions, sub culture so I really dont think its that difficult if youre willing to work on it and compromise compromise compromise. I do think its easier though if you both have the same religion and values. Variety is the spice of life people!

well my husband is from the uk, so we don't have differences of culture, language or religion. there are some differences, but we are both easy going, so it's all cool.
we chose to live in malta, actually HE chose to live in malta because of the people, employers, sun, sea, the lifestyle, and the beer is cheaper.

Well, I have a mystical approach to love. I believe that I was "meant" to marry my wife.

I also think that's how it is. God chose Eve to be for Adam, from all the female human beings God could have created for Adam, He chose Eve.

I wouldn't say I HAVE to marry a person from this country or I HAVE to live in this country. I'll accept whatever God has put in for me if it meant marrying someone I'm 'meant' to be with.

^^^what happened a year ago?

I live in the USA so my martial options are many due to the fact we have all the lovely colors of the human rainbow. If I had a choice doesn't matter what color or creed he follows as long as our basic beliefs jive.
People just began taking better safety precautions with the influx of foreigners, illegal and not. I'm 28. And I clearly remember people leaving their ajar all day, or on the 'antiporta' .. which is like an unlocked glass, lightweight inner door.

Me too Thalia!! except I live in his country. And I think all marriages are about compromise and patience whether youre both from the same country or not. each family has its own traditions, sub culture so I really dont think its that difficult if youre willing to work on it and compromise compromise compromise. I do think its easier though if you both have the same religion and values. Variety is the spice of life people!
But compromise has to be from both ends. ;)

It'd be a nice challenge raising multicultural kids...I mean, if it ever happens to me, I think it'd be quite an interesting lifestyle. But I don't know how I'll cope, or if I'll be too much of a bother with somebody who doesn't fully appreciate my traditions or ideas of simple things but appreciates others...I'm not very open-minded in that aspect I think.

i think its intresting n fun! hehe my mom's Malaysia n its nice to have this diversitiy in the house, like from everywhere, so i wont mind marry1 not bahraini but he has to be up to the standard i want my husband to be, as in religion n being a man who's capable of taking care of me, i think we'll ask about him in where he lives alot... coz i cnt imagin other wise, like work n neighborhood.. u might find it funny, but i think i would wana know what the ppl in the Masjed in the area that he lives in think of him, that will tell me if he prays there or not...

n living away frrom home.. well i can always come bk.. but i wouldnt wana leave Bahrain, maybe bribe him with a good job! hehe unless offcourse his country is more intresting then bahrain! hehe

I just finished reading this, quite interesting:

Babel Med - Interracial Marriages (http://www.babelmed.net/Countries/Mediterranean/Culture_and_society/youth_and.php?c=2923&m=143&l=en)

i am with those who said its not a good thing to marry a woman or a man from different Country, i prefer to marry from the same country.

The most important thing to me that she's a muslim, the country is not a big deal to me but of course I would like her to live with me, in my country

i'd rather have a girl from Oman


but if i met someone from outside and fell in love, i know these cultural stuff wont hold me...

I don't think I'd marry a non-Omani.

Marrying a non Omani will be much worth than marrying an Omani

And why is that ?

Like you are a guy

I'm either a guy or I'm not

What do you mean "like you are a guy"?

Totally agree with Spirit..

And at the end of the day, each person's fate is written, and each of us is meant to end up with whoever god wants us to be with..

What do you mean Spirit?

I just finished reading this, quite interesting:

Babel Med - Interracial Marriages (http://www.babelmed.net/Countries/Mediterranean/Culture_and_society/youth_and.php?c=2923&m=143&l=en)
when i was younger i always wanted to marry some1 who was a biritsh or an amarican.. or a eurpeon who just become a muslim.. i thought it was soo cool.. i still think it is.. i just dont find it possible ! hehehe

I can't see me marrying anyone other than an ARAB MUSLIM..

Although I love our Kuwaity men, I can totally see me marrying someone from a different Country as long as he's Arab and Muslim.. Our cultures tend to be the same throughout the Khaleej, so I'm all open for a Mix in that way ;) hehe

I always wanted to marry an Omani Muslim man. To some extent, it did matter to me because I didn't want to change lifestyles and get upto speed with new cultures and traditions..

If I need a change, I'd just go away on a vacation :p

Thanks beoble.. Am just wanting to know what people think about it, so keep it coming :)

What do you mean Spirit?

He means he'd rather marry non-Omani women. But that's obvious, no Omani woman would put up with him.