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Money problems preventing marriage?

I am a 29 yr old woman in NY and am looking to the future and settling down. My personal situation is somewhat complicated however – I look after an elderly relative and am also in charge of managing my parents’ household – income etc is all my responsibility at the moment. I am their only daughter and so the responsibility falls on me.

Should I go back to my violent husband

Im 20 yrs old and pregnant with my first child, I got married to a guy of my own choice who was very loving and caring before marriage but as soon as I married him he changed.He became very possesive and used to doubt me all the time.Then later he started hitting me when he’d get angry over little things for example why aren’t his clothes ironed or food ready. These slaps then turned to punches and kicks..

My mother in law wants to break up my marriage

Salam,
My mother in law had objections on our marriage, and she gives lots of pressure to her son to divorce me

My mother has major issues with my financially challenged husband

My parents were totally against my marriage because my husband comes form a low income family. I feel very ashamed and get mad at my husband at times, and think that maybe I took a wrong step in marrying this guy.

Muslim Boyfriend Forced to Leave me by his Parents

My Muslim boyfriend and I have been in a serious and happy relationship for the past 1.5 years. I am a very decent Christian lady. I believe in marriage first before we can do anything (sexually). And he respected that. He treated me as a real lady and very gentleman towards me……

My boyfriend was forced to marry someone else, I’ve tried suicide twice

so my bf said he will marry her but wont be able to accept this nikkha and that girl by heart. and he said he will always love me, and will live with my memories. so i tried to be strong and said him to do so, but i wasnt able to hold myself so i tried to commit suicide twice.

They won’t let us marry because we’re not cousins

I am a Christian girl, I’ve been dating a Muslim guy for almost 2 years, we are in love but there is one thing stopping us, his father wont except me because I’m not his cousin,we have been trying to make things work with his father

Pressured into nikkah with my cousin

I got engaged to my cousin last year (may 2009) and I am very unhappy. I was brought up to believe that my marriage would be my choice and whenever I wanted it to be. Then my mum started pressurizing me about marrying my cousin who is back home but I didn’t want to. (within the period of a month, she tried every tactic to get me to say yes) she kept telling me this is for your happiness and bright future, he is a lovely man and so on.

All parties unhappy in this forced marriage situation

I was seeing a guy from past three years and we have made our minds that we will get married. We have talked to our parents also, the guy’s parents (uncle and aunt) agreed and he formally proposed me for marriage to which I agreed, he was outside country and during that time his aunt arranged his marriage with the daughter of his brother.

He asked me to wait until he changed his parents’ mind to marry me

I am a Muslim girl. I met a guy a 8months ago, he is very kind, gentleman, polite, and good Muslim, he always prays on time where ever he is.

He is from a very conservative and traditional family. He proposed me very fast, the second time we met. Then he talked to his parents and a month later he admitted that he has familial problems as they refuse to allow him to marry someone not from same nationality.