Hello everyone,
So let me start off with my background. I'm a man in his 20s born and living in the Netherlands. I have a Dutch mother, and a Moroccan father who both love each other even though they differ in backgrounds and beliefs. My father is a Muslim, and my mother is Roman Catholic. I myself follow no religion, though I do believe in the existence of a governing force in this universe, and that religion in essence is based on this belief.
I've been with an Assyrian girl who is born in Baghdad.
The family of my girlfriend (mother, father, herself and her sister) moved over to Europe during the Gulf War. After living in the Netherlands for several years, the father of my girlfriend divorced her mother.
We've been together for over 3 years in secret, and before that we've worked together in the same company for 6 years.
She met my parents over 2 years ago, and came to accept her as part of the family.
She makes me happy and I make her happy. There's only one problem, as all of you probably already suspect, and that is my background.
My girlfriend fears that her mother will never give her blessing. Coming from a family which has Islamic members doesn't help, as well as the fact that I'm part North African.
I'm at a loss, and have been arguing with her over this for months on end now. We both hope her mother will come to accept me.
Does anyone have any constructive ideas on how to approach this issue? Many thanks in advance.
With kind regards,
A lost soul
So let me start off with my background. I'm a man in his 20s born and living in the Netherlands. I have a Dutch mother, and a Moroccan father who both love each other even though they differ in backgrounds and beliefs. My father is a Muslim, and my mother is Roman Catholic. I myself follow no religion, though I do believe in the existence of a governing force in this universe, and that religion in essence is based on this belief.
I've been with an Assyrian girl who is born in Baghdad.
The family of my girlfriend (mother, father, herself and her sister) moved over to Europe during the Gulf War. After living in the Netherlands for several years, the father of my girlfriend divorced her mother.
We've been together for over 3 years in secret, and before that we've worked together in the same company for 6 years.
She met my parents over 2 years ago, and came to accept her as part of the family.
She makes me happy and I make her happy. There's only one problem, as all of you probably already suspect, and that is my background.
My girlfriend fears that her mother will never give her blessing. Coming from a family which has Islamic members doesn't help, as well as the fact that I'm part North African.
I'm at a loss, and have been arguing with her over this for months on end now. We both hope her mother will come to accept me.
Does anyone have any constructive ideas on how to approach this issue? Many thanks in advance.
With kind regards,
A lost soul