How does religion come into play when you’re trying to date in the UAE?
I was raised Christian. And since being in the UAE, I’ve met wonderful men from different backgrounds, mostly Muslim. The differences do give me some pause, though. In my personal experience, there are two types of Muslims here in the UAE: the Western Muslim and traditional Muslim. As far as the Western ones, they have no problem with me staying Christian. On the other hand, I briefly dated a native Muslim man here, and while he was a great guy, he told me from the start I’d have to convert within five years. That’s an example of the more traditional Muslim men I’ve met.
Converting is not uncommon. I have co-workers from America who moved to the UAE, married a Muslim man, got divorced and cannot leave the country with the children. It’s a very male-dominated society that appears to protect the parental rights of the father more diligently.
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