Plesant Saudi Man (Part 2)

I have a great news to tell about the Saudi man whom I wrote about in my blog on August 16, 2007. Yes, it is about Mohamed, a pleasant Saudi man! He is getting married in a few weeks to the lady he has been in so much love with for a couple of years that I mentioned in the blog dated August 16. He made it!!!! Yes, he chose his partner for himself. I saw his finance's photo. The lady is very pretty and I am sure they make a nice couple. They will be a couple that many Saudis get jealous of . From Day 1 of their marriage, their marriage life will be filled with love, which I believe is unusual in a country like Saudi Arabia where many people marry through arranged marriage. I am sure there are many happy couples who married through arranged marriage but at the same time I know there are many unhappy couples. Anyway, I am very very happy for him and his finance. I really admire them. If they lived in some other place, love marriage would be very normal but I am sure they needed the guts, energy and courage to get consent from their families and put up with unfavorable judgment from their society. Oh, I am soooo happy for them. I want to wish them a very happy marriage!

Here is just a thought.......In my country when we hear a person has eloped with someone he or she loves, we are more likely to say "They are immature" "They are still young to think eloping is the only way to be together". People usually give a negative comment as we believe there are other ways for a couple to be together. We usually think elopement is a consequence of inner immaturity of young people. However, if I was to hear the same kind of story in Saudi Arabia, I would definitely admire their guts and wish them a happy life together. I have read a story (based on the true story) about a couple who eloped to the US. According to the story, the girl's brothers and father chased after them to the US and found them. By the way the girl is Saudi and the boy is Palestinian. They hit the boy with a heavy object, leaving him unconscious for a while and took the girl back to Saudi Arabia. For me, the fact that they attempted to elope is worth admiration though the first consequence turned out quite harsh. Yes, there is a second consequence, a good one! When they eloped for the second time, the girl's family finally agreed to their marriage. If you wan to know the details, please read Princess Sultana's Daughters by Jean Sasson. Please do not misunderstand me. I am not encouraging Saudis to elope to marry someone s/he loves. Our life is short. Why not we try to seek more ways to make us happy. With a little gut, life can change from hell to heaven. Many Arab people who are married say to me "Arranged marriage is good. Love will grow as time goes by" I don't disagree to it but I don't want this kind. I believe it is nice that we have love for each other when we marry and that it will grow bigger and bigger later.