[quote="Guled85"][quote="chicharron"][quote="Guled85"][quote="chicharron"][quote="Guled85"][quote="chicharron"]Can any one offer me advice? I would be most grateful. I am an American man. I am about 45 years old, white Caucasian, divorced Roman Catholic. Recently I began taking interpreter classes in my town, and the first day made friends with a young woman from Somalia. Now, we will be be class mates for the next several weeks, and have been communicating by e-mail. She is only 20-25 yrs. old, I believe, and of course Muslim. She is very friendly, and a very pretty young woman, and has indicating that she would like to develop a friendship with me.
The most important thing for me is to honor her, do what is proper, and always respect her. My question is for Somali people that are reading this: Do I run away, and not even consider a relationship with her? Just remain friends only. Or do I just wait and let what ever develop and play things by ear? Or am I being simply unrealistic?
I await your kind response(s). May God bless.
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lol. its pretty much just her personality to be nice, but i'm sure theres no chance of anything ever happening.[/quote]
Again, thank you for your "sincerity", and your "kindness".( Please note my irony and sarcasm.)[/quote]
if u cant handle a straight answer dont ask the question. that answer is just pure and simple how things are. from some1 who just started dealing with somali you obviously dont know anything about a somali woman, and when you come on here and ask for advise, but you get something you dont want to hear, then go ahead and ask her.
then update us on what happened.
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But was it a straight answer? Was it a well intentioned answer? What his intent on being helpful? Is his answer and your view point motivated in her wellfare and trying to answer an honest question.
I was not asking if I should try to marry her, or go to bed with her, but weather her and I could be friends. I had purely honorable intentions in asking. If I did not have any respect for her, then I would not be asking this question on a Somali web site.
Maybe your anwer and the other guys answer was an opportunity to display your rencor towards American male(s). Do you know how to give an impartial honest opinion? Or is it couched in anti-American prejudice?
But at the end of the day, it is her choice, if she chooses to accept my friendship.[/quote]
Well, it does sound like I am not welcome to post here. (..you won't have to keep posting here.)
You're right in the respect that I shouldn't "keep posting here", because I really don't need your permission to have a friendship with her. She came to the US, so I can assume that she doesn't think that Americans are too bad. And we are class mates, eat lunch together, talk on the phone, and e-mail, ect. So we are already friends. So you are right, why am I asking you. Except that I thought that I might have a civil conversation, and had respect enough for Somali culture to inquire.
By the way, how old are you? 15?
you crack me up man. I gave you a real, straight answer. Whats all this "anti-american male" non sense lol? You need to stop being so sensitive. anyway go ahead and ask her then you wont have to keep posting on here hoping some1 says that theres a chance for you with her, when you already have the realistic answer.[/quote]
[quote="Guled85"][quote="chicharron"][quote="Guled85"][quote="chicharron"]Can any one offer me advice? I would be most grateful. I am an American man. I am about 45 years old, white Caucasian, divorced Roman Catholic. Recently I began taking interpreter classes in my town, and the first day made friends with a young woman from Somalia. Now, we will be be class mates for the next several weeks, and have been communicating by e-mail. She is only 20-25 yrs. old, I believe, and of course Muslim. She is very friendly, and a very pretty young woman, and has indicating that she would like to develop a friendship with me.
The most important thing for me is to honor her, do what is proper, and always respect her. My question is for Somali people that are reading this: Do I run away, and not even consider a relationship with her? Just remain friends only. Or do I just wait and let what ever develop and play things by ear? Or am I being simply unrealistic?
I await your kind response(s). May God bless.
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lol. its pretty much just her personality to be nice, but i'm sure theres no chance of anything ever happening.[/quote]
Again, thank you for your "sincerity", and your "kindness".( Please note my irony and sarcasm.)[/quote]
if u cant handle a straight answer dont ask the question. that answer is just pure and simple how things are. from some1 who just started dealing with somali you obviously dont know anything about a somali woman, and when you come on here and ask for advise, but you get something you dont want to hear, then go ahead and ask her.
then update us on what happened.
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