here in our culture arab girls dont date foreigners especially from the west, we only date our people which means arabs as well, i dont date any guy because i am still young and we dont date like dating in the west, our parents match us together and if we like each other then the wedding will be held, before we do "ta3aruf" which means knowing each other and im sure you know it, then after that we arrange the marriage and the mahr, the mahr depends on the daughter/the father and its not always the same , but maybe in egypt the mahr is too big and yeh i admit it , but it depends on the family, do u know why the mahr is big? Although you'll also hear a surprising number of savory-food-inspired names for children, like "peanut" and "potato.". 13 Of The Best Pet Names (For Humans) In Other Languages - Babbel Magazine You was very close man, your experience was about to succeed. I'm trying to learn Arabic but I doubt i'll ever be as good at Arabic as he is in English. Good luck next time. Egyptian girls have no emotions they just look for another daddy Who can buy her whatever she wants and act as a magic lamb for her dreams. I like to read about different cultures and approaches. At first there was nothing forbidden about it at all we met, we did the right thing and approached her father for permission, he gave us the green light, preparations for the engagement ceremony were made everything was perfect. hop u found love and happens some where else. From egyptian terms of endearment works cited list of communication, mohamed . Lol! In Egypt, the word for heart is pronounced 2albi whereas in the Gulf its pronounced qalbi. I was also wondering if I could be in the same situation with my Muslim bf and how do I avoid or fix mother-son relationship troubles? Here Umm Kulthum is trying to tell her beloved that people have counted time out of her life that she has not lived, has not enjoyed, until he came in. You were there, present. We've had our fair share of arguments, because of cultural differences and religion, but at the end of the day, we put all of it aside and focus on how much love we have for each other. When I told my boyfriend that my parents are religious and don't believe in premarital sex, he thought I was joking. waw i enjoyed but at the end i felt sorry for what happened but than yes this is life and you had written great learning informative to all of us, That was really amazing! My experience in Latin America is that there is huge societal pressure to get married young (not anywhere near as much as your article describes in Egypt).