I knew the guy was from abroad but assumed he was on a visa or something because he works and seems settled. We have been dating to see if we like each other, and it has been going well and I've actually fallen for him. But they said they would disown me again if I chose my own partner (I think it's crazy!) so they found me a guy from the mosque as a potential husband (going to call him 'the guy') for an arranged marriage. My parents don't want me and the children living with them forever and told me that I need to remarry. I had 2 children with my ex, but the relationship broke down, my ex went bankrupt and I lost my job and other things happened so that I basically had no choice but to grovel and return to my parents.
I got educated, financially independent, rebelled and married someone outside the religion for love for which my parents disowned me. Sorry it's long!!īasically, my family are very religious and strict and wanted me to have an arranged marriage. This is a really sensitive topic and hope you will treat it as such too.