marriage to a girl from Juwait

Two years ago, I met a beautiful girl from Kuwait who was studying here in southern California. Given some school problems, she returned to Kuwait with her father. He's forbidden me to contact her so we haven't seen each other for two years except for a few days when I flew to Kuwait through Dubai and we met secretly. We do text and she calls when she can. That's about it.

I don't know why he is so against me, Yes, I'm American and I'm Christian. I'm also well educated, a systems engineer,and in short, I can take care of her and we can have a good life together.

I've never asked this lovely girl (age: 21) who will be a university graduate this year and who expects to be able to attend graduate school in London any of the hard questions: will your father ever accept me and if so, under what conditions? If we could marry, would we be able to live and raise a family here in the States or would I be expected to live and work in Kuwait?
What would happen if she was to defy her father and come here to be with me? In her culture, what is the result of a girl defying her father

I'm 26 and it's up to me to take responsibility for the consequences of our being together without her father's permission. It's up to me to know what problems we will both face.

I wouldn't want love to turn into suffering for either of us. I would appreciate hearing from anyone out there who knows the culture and can help.

Bill

Bill Williamson 11 Jul 2009, 08:57 - Report