Yes been there done it. I was in a similar situation as you Smaya. But being a bloke I think I could decide. After the disaster of the first marriage I dated and ended up marrying a girl from a completly different culture. Yes my Dad was a bit like your Qatari Boy friends dad, but after being screwed by parents in the first time around I did not care and just went with the flow and against the norms, every body was unhappy at first but afterward they came around to accept my choice was about me and not them. So your parents are a good example. I strongly believe that if one can not make the sacrafice then he is or she is not worth it.
The probelem in a inter racial is how strong you are attached to your own culture, If you are open and broad mined you can accept the other fully otherwise it will be a compromise and will not work and you will loose the love and respect for each other. First respect and then love in this kind of situation..
Yes been there done it. I was in a similar situation as you Smaya. But being a bloke I think I could decide. After the disaster of the first marriage I dated and ended up marrying a girl from a completly different culture. Yes my Dad was a bit like your Qatari Boy friends dad, but after being screwed by parents in the first time around I did not care and just went with the flow and against the norms, every body was unhappy at first but afterward they came around to accept my choice was about me and not them. So your parents are a good example. I strongly believe that if one can not make the sacrafice then he is or she is not worth it.
The probelem in a inter racial is how strong you are attached to your own culture, If you are open and broad mined you can accept the other fully otherwise it will be a compromise and will not work and you will loose the love and respect for each other. First respect and then love in this kind of situation..
Good Luck for the future...
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HE WHO DARES WINS