I have met the most wonderful guy online. Crazy thing is I was bored and just looking for someone, anyone to chat with. He IM’ed me from the chatroom we were both in. We chatted for a few hours that first day and have spent hours each night on the phone since we met.
He’s on a visa that expires in 4.5 months. Last night he said that he plans to extend it. He also has no plans to return to the Middle East to live– just visit. He ran into some personal problems and moved to another state where he has family (we lived in the same state when we met online).
Last night he asked if we still like each other in the future would I be willing to marry him… I do like him alot and pretty much said yes.
The odd thing is he moved before we got a chance to meet face to face. I’ve lived in America my whole life and have only gone out with Christian, American guys. Today I realized I was essentially proposed to last night, but never went on a date or even seen him in person (I saw him on a webcam the 1st night we met).
I did a little research and discovered that Muslim men don’t date. I’m still trying to recover from that shock… He has been teaching me a little about Islam. I assumed at some point the guy and girl would date and get to know each other, but I’m seeing they don’t.
What’s more is if we do marry I fear telling my extended family that our wedding will pretty much be our first date…well, not first date, but just about. I’d like to go visit him once he gets settled in. My mom is the only person I’ve told about him. Most of my family lives out of state.
Am I correct that we prolly won’t date before we get married… if we are to marry?