I like all your comments on Ijonesk86's issue!
There is nothing wrong about visiting to Qatar, Lady. What is totally worng is you travelling all the way for more than 15 hours to meet a man you met on the inernet?!!!! What are you? A naive American girl?!!! No offense, but I think your Mom must have taught and trained you better than that!
I was lol when I read Master Mas' comment regarding the qestions, you are so funny Master mas! Exactly my thoughts too!!!!

How can you say you have seen all his pictures and hence you know him very well? That you guys have mutual friends?! Are uploaded pics on the internet the best way to judge someone's character?

Dear Ijonesk86, I would advise you like a Sis, do not come and visit this man....something tells me he is married, got kids in Damascus and he needs to "release" his tension! No offense to SYRs but..... run girl! RUN!!! He has promised to foot the bill, isn'it? Why can't he visit you in the US if he truly likes you, as you claim he does? He should be ready to cross all the hurdles regardless of the possibility or impossibility of him obtaining a US Via.
I uderstand how you feel but as a young and smart lady, you should not let your heart think for you right now but your head!

Having said all that, I cannot tell you what to do and not do and so if you have made up your mind to visit him, then I would have to be psychic and tell you that the "meetng-him-cos-I-like-him" won't get you two anywhere, trust me!

Love from a lady who was almost did the same thing! :-)

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