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I have a female cousin who married a Muslim Iranian guy. This is as LONG before there was any animosities between the USA and Iran and terrorism was practically unheard of.
According to her, he was the nicest guy ever while they were dating. Very soon after they married he turned into a monster. He became totally possessive and accused her of all kinds of things which weren't true. He wouldn't allow her to have any cash, credit cards, or checks. When any shopping needed done, he had to accompany her. He refused to allow her to see her family and wouldn't allow them yo visit. He basically treated her like a piece of property, tried to force her to convert, and became violent if she did anything he felt was wrong. The abuse was physical and psychological.
She finally snuck out of the house to a Women's Shelter and they arranged for her to get a PFA against him after he beat her for accidentally burning food.
Soon thereafter she divorced him, but he still stalked her for a few years until he moved back to Iran. Luckily, they never had kids (which was another reason he'd abuse her).
It was a very sad situation when she was afraid to talk to me while they were married for fear of being beaten.
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I have a cousin that married a middle Eastern guy. Similar situation while dating. The guy seemed very Liberal: Smoked pot, had Gay and Jewish friends. Fast foward 10 years later: She Converted, wears middle Eastern clothing and head covering, No more Gay or Jewish friends. She has a good job and can leave the house and what not but you would think that they lived in a moderate Muslim country, which is still not moderate by our standards. He's a nice enough guy but part of him resents America and Americans.
I would absolutely date someone from the Middle East. It's the cradle of civilisation don't you know....they were writing learned scripts when our ancestors were still running around beating each other with clubs.
I would NOT however be able to date a Muslim. Their "hygiene" habits are just too much for my delicate Western sensibilities.
I am from the Middle East (Iran to be specific), a Christian, Caucasian living in New Mexico. I do have a slight accent. When I meet women and they ask me where I am from, I always have this underlying fear that they would not be interested in me due to animosity between the governments.
So I want to ask this question: would you date someone from the Middle East? Would you care?
I have. I dated a guy from Jordan (and a Muslim) for about a year.
I loved getting to know his family, friends, and culture.
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I'd never rule out anyone solely due to race/ethnicity, but I wouldn't date someone who was overly religious (I'm ok with moderates like my husband, who don't pester me about their beliefs or push them onto me). I am willing to occasionally attend religious services with a partner, but will not pray, wear head coverings, donate money, etc. If guys are willing to accept that, cool. Culturally, the person I'm with must acknowledge the equality of women. I am not a subservient participant in the relationship and if a guy tells me I'm supposed to submit to him, he'll get laughed in the face. So, if I'd met a Middle Eastern guy who fit those parameters, I'd have given it a go. As is, I married a latino guy, but since he's not into the machismo thing we get along splendidly
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