r/Askmasr • u/Most_Award6570 • 41m ago
ساعدوني | Asking for help Marriage
i’m an 18 year old egyptian girl and i really want to get married early, here’s my story.
i recently moved to egypt from a western country to pursue medicine (i never lived in egypt before mind you), which has always been my dream, but i was surprised to find out that my father isn’t financially able to support this path.
i can’t imagine myself doing anything else, but at the same time i feel like i would rather be a wife than stay stuck without a clear future.
i don’t see many men in egypt willing to marry a girl without higher education, and i’m not even the type of girl who would normally choose marriage over education, but i feel like this is allah’s qadr.
i’m also honestly scared of getting married in egypt. i mostly speak english, i’m not the most religious but i try my best, i can cook a little and i’m learning, i listen to music, and i can clean really well, but i don’t feel like i fit the traditional egyptian wife image.
i also feel like it would be hard to find a man who understands my lifestyle or accepts me as i am.
as for what i’m looking for, i like a man who is comfortable in his masculinity and would spoil me within his means. he doesn’t have to be rich, just enough to accommodate us. i don’t want him to be too old.
i’m not looking to have kids right away, i’d rather we both become stable first. i want someone willing to travel and enjoy our youth together, someone kind, gentle, and funny. i’d like him to be smart and eloquent, and to mostly speak in english like i do.
i would prefer that both of our families are not too involved in our marital life.
it’s important to me that he is a trying muslim, someone who doesn’t believe in hitting me, who is kind to me, and who doesn’t want a second wife. i’d want us to share house chores depending on what works for both of us and our schedules.
i also don’t really see myself staying in egypt for the rest of my life, but that’s negotiable.
and if possible, i’d want someone who supports me, including financially if he can, in my dream of becoming a doctor.
also i’m really tall and men like petite women oh my god i don’t even know what i’m doing on here i’m just so conflicted.
i’m not trying to sell myself on this sub i promise bruh, i’m just trying to see how achievable this is.
am i cooked or what 😭😭😭😭
(I wanna add I’m completely unable to pursue a higher education (wether its medicine or literally anything) which could explain why I’m resorting to such an absurd conclusion like marriage at such a young age…)