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joahman, can you tell us more about why you are so far apart? Why can't he join you here in the US? How did you meet and how long have you been together?
I come from a Christian background, and I am dating someone from Lebanon (though he is technically Muslim, his belief system is actually agnostic-atheist). We live in the US, though, in the same state... met in graduate school. My family didn't know much about the Middle East, but the more time my family spent around my boyfriend, the more comfortable they became with him.
It sounds like your family isn't even trying to give him a chance... but have they met him? Has he tried to get on their good side? How much time have they spent together, just asking questions and getting to know each other?
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And think not you can direct the course of Love;
for Love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
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