CT, you may be missing an important point here. No matter how much your Qatari lady and you may deplore the societal customs and laws of Qatar, she is still Qatari and is part of this very society. We all internalize the cultural norms of our upbringing and I think you might be surprised down the line how "Qatari" your lady may turn out to be in many ways. At least think about her position in society - here she is at the top of the food chain (so to speak), in Australia she is just one more immigrant with a headscarf and an accent. And I think you underestimate how much she will miss her homeland and her family. I suspect she will be very lonely in Australia and quite out of her element. I know this is all very exciting and exotic for now but there are a lot of years of a hard slog ahead after the romance disappears. What will you do when your rescued princess tells you she misses her home and her family desperately?
Mandi
CT, you may be missing an important point here. No matter how much your Qatari lady and you may deplore the societal customs and laws of Qatar, she is still Qatari and is part of this very society. We all internalize the cultural norms of our upbringing and I think you might be surprised down the line how "Qatari" your lady may turn out to be in many ways. At least think about her position in society - here she is at the top of the food chain (so to speak), in Australia she is just one more immigrant with a headscarf and an accent. And I think you underestimate how much she will miss her homeland and her family. I suspect she will be very lonely in Australia and quite out of her element. I know this is all very exciting and exotic for now but there are a lot of years of a hard slog ahead after the romance disappears. What will you do when your rescued princess tells you she misses her home and her family desperately?
Mandi