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Dating a Muslim girlfriend
- AndyWillie
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Any kind of marriage is gonna be hard enough itself. And then when you factor in things like 'forced conversion' into a religion, not being able to eat certain foods etc, it does put stress on both parties. I think ultimately you have to ask yourself, what are you willing to put up with for this to work..
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"Like a sir", indeedAndyWillie wrote:Any kind of marriage is gonna be hard enough itself. And then when you factor in things like 'forced conversion' into a religion, not being able to eat certain foods etc, it does put stress on both parties. I think ultimately you have to ask yourself, what are you willing to put up with for this to work..

If one is not willing to put up for marriage to work, oh well...

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Ultimately, the whole thing comes down to, "Why believe in all this clap trap, anyway?"AndyWillie wrote:Any kind of marriage is gonna be hard enough itself. And then when you factor in things like 'forced conversion' into a religion, not being able to eat certain foods etc, it does put stress on both parties. I think ultimately you have to ask yourself, what are you willing to put up with for this to work..
There is no way I would convert to any religion for any reason, and if I had a potential partner who expected me to convert, I'd have to stand back and question my own sanity... how did I manage to hook up with someone who expects me to take up the same clap trap?
Yes Muslim men can marry non muslim ladies. So he can have his can and eat it.JR8 wrote:Hmmm ... I understood that they could.Mad Scientist wrote: I think you really need to read this. I am no expert but
http://goatmilkblog.com/2010/08/24/musl ... k-debates/
I.e. I understood that it was only male non-muslims that had to convert to marry a muslim. Whereas male muslims can marry who ever they like.
[handy that eh?]
Zeenit
Don't have to go through the hassle.
Just go to ROM at Fort Canning Rise (it is still there, isn't it?) and get married.
There are countless, countless, countless Singapore Muslims (of Malay ancestry, of Indian ancestry etc.) who marry spouses of other faiths or of no faith without problems.
Converting or reverting? As long as one is financially independent, don't worry about what the family will say, they will come around eventually, especially once you have kids.
Plural of mouse is mice. Plural of spouse is...?
Just go to ROM at Fort Canning Rise (it is still there, isn't it?) and get married.
There are countless, countless, countless Singapore Muslims (of Malay ancestry, of Indian ancestry etc.) who marry spouses of other faiths or of no faith without problems.
Converting or reverting? As long as one is financially independent, don't worry about what the family will say, they will come around eventually, especially once you have kids.
Plural of mouse is mice. Plural of spouse is...?
Hesione wrote:Don't have to go through the hassle.
Just go to ROM at Fort Canning Rise (it is still there, isn't it?) and get married.
There are countless, countless, countless Singapore Muslims (of Malay ancestry, of Indian ancestry etc.) who marry spouses of other faiths or of no faith without problems.
Converting or reverting? As long as one is financially independent, don't worry about what the family will say, they will come around eventually, especially once you have kids.
Plural of mouse is mice. Plural of spouse is...?
Nice way of an intro. Whydrag this post up? Trying to send a pm and need more post.
But just in case that's not the reason and you decided to give advise, again why drag this up??
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I can't be bothered reading previous replies but in short, don't do it. You have no legal protection if you disagree in the future and end up in the Syariah court, no rights to your kids if things go wrong. 56A was changed to prevent non muslims like you appealing to the High Court - the only avenue now is to the president who won't upset the apple cart.
Singapore handles many things wells but mixed muslim / non muslim marriages - by the nature of Islam (and not in a bad way) are difficult to legalize.
Singapore handles many things wells but mixed muslim / non muslim marriages - by the nature of Islam (and not in a bad way) are difficult to legalize.
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