Dating women of the Muslim faith

Been wondering the same thing. Lol

I'm not religious at all, but this chick I've been talking too is pretty Christian from what I've noticed. The topic hasn't really came up yet :lol: wonder how she'll take it. Me personally, idc.. Just don't force your religion on me and were good
 
Lstylez23 said:
Been wondering the same thing. Lol

I'm not religious at all, but this chick I've been talking too is pretty Christian from what I've noticed. The topic hasn't really came up yet
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wonder how she'll take it. Me personally, idc.. Just don't force your religion on me and were good
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If she likes you enough she is willing to put your beliefs aside. Point blank
 
These chicks may be raised with their respective religions. But they ain't really trippin, in this day and age. I've messed with a few muslim chicks. 
 
Again, majority of the problem is not with the women themselves, but with their parents.

Here's an example. My mom's friend is Pakistani, and they get along well until religion & relationships get brought up. They were discussing a famous Muslim Indian actor, and then my mom's friend brings up how she doesn't like dude because he's married to a non Muslim woman. Her exact words were "this is haram (forbidden), Muslims can only be with Muslims. Their children are illegitimate". She went on to talk about how she would disown her kids if they did what that actor did.

This mentality is pretty common. There's plenty of Muslim women out there who are open minded and tolerant, but they do not want to get into serious family drama with their old school parents.
 
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I spoke with him, and pretty much kicked it to him the way you all presented it to me. I said that there seems to be a general consensus that it's not a good idea unless he's willing to convert. But I also told him that it's possible to work out if he really thinks there's something there, as JJs07 is a living testament to that.

Well, he listened, and it was brought up. He said the conversation went as well as it possibly could have. He told me that he explained his views on religion, and she explained her own. I know the kind of guy he is in these regards, as we've both discussed agnosticism before. We're both "I don't want to label my beliefs/my beliefs are my own" type of dudes. He said that she mentioned how "forward thinking" she was, and inevitably mentioned that if marriage were to ever be brought into the conversation, he'd have to convert. They both agreed that it was a lot for them to think about, and the conversation kind of veered off from there.

It was one of those conversations between him and I where I did a lot of listening. My dude really seems to like her a lot and he kicks it as if she feels similarly. I just don't know what to tell him, because I've never been in a predicament such as this. I've never had religion play a pivotal role with none of the women I've dealt with.

I guess I just want him to stay true to himself and not get so lost in the thought of yambs/settling down that he ends up making a life change for anyone other than himself. He's adamantly stated that converting was out of the question. But he told me that a text was sent where he essentially told her he'd be willing to figure out the religion aspect of things in regards to how they could make it work if she were willing; to which she apparently reaponded saying she was appreciative of him saying that and that she was indeed willing.

He told me to thank you guys for the help as well. :nthat:
 
wait hold up.....is converting = believing in this case? Can't you convert and then not practice the religion or at least keep up the facade on a superficial level?
 
TeamJordan79 said:
wait hold up.....is converting = believing in this case? Can't you convert and then not practice the religion or at least keep up the facade on a superficial level?
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It would be ridiculously challenging to keep up appearances around her fam and actual faithful Muslims 
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.Zo gif...in all seriousness though,for me that's way too much hassle and effort if you need to lie about who you are just for it to work.
 
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:lol: I jokingly asked him "would you put up on the show of being a Muslim to appease her and her family?"

I think everyone can agree that it would be absolutely disrespectful and insulting to their belief system to do something like that.
 
JJs07 said:
Flyeed said:
I'm Muslim

What keeps a lot of Muslim women from getting serious with non-Muslim men is both the potential disowning or disapproval they might get from their entire family, and also culturally things are more difficult to make work out if the dude doesn't convert.
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You hit the nail on the head. There is A LOT of chatter behind backs etc. if things don't look right image-wise.
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Yep

Alot of ppl in my fam that marry outside of our ethnicity their partner "converts" as to save the image of the family and say he/she married muslim
 
I'm dating a muslim girl and I'm Christian. Neither of us practice our religions.

There are some cultural issues. Like I can't meet her family unless I'm going to marry her, right now I'm barely a suitor. She said I'm not the one (marriage) because 1) her parents would love meeting me but would talk about me behind my back, and, 2) my parents are great, but my sister wouldn't fit in with her family. But says she loves me, everything about me, and every moment we spend together and doesn't want to break up. That def hurt. But she's young and I think her thoughts may change in the future as she matures a bit.

Also working against me is the fact her mom thinks I took her virginity. When actually, she lost it two weeks before meeting me just cuz whatever reason she wanted to get it out of the way and not be a virgin any more.

Can't even imagine dating a very religious muslim chick, it's hard enough culturally as is.
 
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Dude seems to be going through the motions with every text he sends me. I never experienced religion being such a point of contention. :smh:
 
TeamJordan79 said:
wait hold up.....is converting = believing in this case? Can't you convert and then not practice the religion or at least keep up the facade on a superficial level?
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Why jump through the hoops of converting for the sole purposes of it being a sham? I don't know how people on both sides can be cool w/ that. At the end of the day, if you don't believe in the practices/teachings of said religion, why bother? Converting to a religion is a big deal, and not something (IMO) that should be taken lightly...or done for the sake of appearance.
 
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I found this imagery funny as hell
Really? Can you expound on that
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Man... My girl is super Christian... And it's not a problem..

I just hate two things about it.

1. She NEVER wants to talk about it. Like, if religion comes up, she runs away from it. In like "we're adults and cab have a decent conversation"

I guess she thinks I'm going to say something that makes her question her beliefs and don't even want to start down that path

2. She, like my momb, keep saying I'm going to "come around"....

Come around?

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If you are not religious do not date a religious person.

Your girl isnt super christian because if she was you wouldnt be dating her( because she wouldnt be having sex with you)

She thinks she can convert you, she is praying that you will eventually see the "light"

This will not end well.


Hennessy said:
I'm dating a muslim girl and I'm Christian. Neither of us practice our religions.

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No such thing as a non practicing christian.
 
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Kinda have to agree with SFB on that one.

Except the non-practicing Christian part.
 
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You can be a non practicing Jew.

You cant be a non practicing christian.

It isnt an ethnicity, its a ideology.

I think he was trying to say he grew up in a christian home.
 
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shoefreakbaby said:
You can be a non practicing Jew.

You cant be a non practicing christian.

It isnt an ethnicity, its a ideology.

I think he was trying to say he grew up in a christian home.
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I think that's what I was trying to say. Went to church every Sunday growing up, baptized, confirmed, alter boy, etc... Last time I went to church outside of Easter or Christmas was in high school. I never even think about religion or pray or anything like that.

Do I say I'm Christian or Catholic? Is there a difference?

I find other religions much more interesting TBH. Don't think there is ONE correct religion. It's so meaningless to me I would convert to whatever if it appeased the girl I wanted to marry. Not a big deal.
 
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Hennessy said:
I find other religions much more interesting TBH. Don't think there is ONE correct religion. It's so meaningless to me I would convert to whatever if it appeased the girl I wanted to marry. Not a big deal.
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If you haven't already tried it, spend some time studying the different religions that interest you. Read the Bhagavad Gita, I-Ching, Torah, Bible, Quran, and various discourses (or sutras) of the Buddha's teachings.

You'll find that many of them tell a very similar story, just from a different perspective. For example, a great flood is referenced in each of the aforementioned texts. In my opinion, those shared similarities are where truth can be found.

This goes for everyone, by the way, including those who are rock solid in their faith. You may even learn a thing or two.
 
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