Islamic marriage advice and family advice

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Does true love start after nikah?

I want to get married to my cousin because mashaALLAH he is great and by saying no I do not want to regret in the future. So I said yes but the only thing holding me back now is my love and my dreams I had with the guy I love.

Being emotionally forced into marrying my cousin by my parents and siblings

I didn’t want to marry him. But my mother again started crying, so I only told them to give me time. But they have prepared my marriage. I don’t wanna marry him.

I don’t think I want to marry him….should I do it to make my parents happy?

I tried to share my concerns with my parents… the last time I did, I got bruises. They won’t break the marriage off.

Confused about engagement

My mother wants me to stand strong and oppose my father which I am unable to do.

no way around it, he said he has to marry someone else

We seem like a good match. However, as much as he likes and misses me he is not in love – he says that comes when one gets married. I am a practicing Muslim, so how can his parents see it as wrong to marry me just because I am not from their country?

His Mom has already selected another girl for him!

I had a teacher who from the very first day started staring at me and also stalking me at times. I started having feeling for him too. He talked to his mother about me… she has already decided upon a girl for him. He says that he will try to convince his mom… but I don’t see him trying at all…

Confused and upset about the future

Why is everything going so wrong even though this was suppose to be an arranged marriage. Everyday I am crying and making dua as I love him and I want to marry him.

Marriage to a divorcee.

How shall I treat him? I can feel his problems but he says he’s not prepared for the marriage…

Married but someone else is in my heart

What can I do? It’s unfair to my husband that I live with him but someone else is in my mind.

How does someone find their perfect match, if dating is not allowed in Islam?

My parents plan on having me marry my cousin once I turn 23, which I won’t agree to. I wan’t someone out of my family, or generation. I want to meet someone else, someone new.