He wanted desperately to live in Australia so we came here. Life has not been easy what with all our differences. Age, culture, education etc. (please, please really consider mixed marriage before you go into it) Now he wants to go back to Egypt and I don't. He says he will never leave our son. I know it would be awful to even consider leaving your child. I couldn't but what is are the alternatives? Anyone have any good suggestions?
2007-02-18 13:59:30 · 5 answers · asked by JosieWills 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
He is Muslim which makes things even worse..... I have lived there before our son was born so I know what the life is like but I want my son to have a good education and access to good medical facilities, god forbid the need should ever arise.
2007-02-18 14:43:47 · update #1
Good Luck, I dont have much for you here. Dont leave your child, dont move to Egypt. Ive heard too many horror stories.........ever see the movie "Not without my daughter" watch it youll know the answer.
2007-02-18 14:14:21 · answer #1 · answered by hairstyle 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your child's best interests are your only consideration. Your husband is either homesick, in which case he can visit but not with your son - your standing in that society is nil if he decided just to keep the child there. He is also not stable if he wanted to live in Australia (and who wouldn't?) and now he is having a hissy fit. Sounds like divorce is next then custody hearing. You should have known about mixed marriages of such a difference in magnitude.
2007-02-18 22:38:22 · answer #2 · answered by ALWAYS GOTTA KNOW 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why not try some marriage counseling?
he wanted to move to Australia and you did and now that he isn't happy he wants to move back to Egypt, what happens when you get there? will it be harder to keep custody of your son, since woman have less of a say so there? i would look a little deeper into the Egyptian culture and see how i would end up if i moved there. if you get to that country and the court favors the fathers more you could lose your son.
i would be very careful.
2007-02-18 22:18:42 · answer #3 · answered by angel1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Coptic or not? If he is Coptic, go to a Coptic priest fo counseling. They are usually very just & wise in dispensing advice.
If he is not Coptic - good luck - and do not move to Egypt. The pervading culture there forbids women from asserting any rights enjoyed by women elsewhere (please do not move there - women have no rights in Egypt).
2007-02-18 22:32:14 · answer #4 · answered by sunset28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let your husband go to visit! He should take a small vacation without his family. Eventually when he realizes that his family is not next to him, he will wake up.
2007-02-18 22:44:07 · answer #5 · answered by partknit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋