First Comes Marriage: My Not-So-Typical American Love Story

First Comes Marriage: My Not So American Love Story | Huda Al-Marashi

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So conflicted about this - very well written, compelling story, but I found Huda incredibly frustrating. While there is definitely a culture clash element going on here, it seemed like a lot of her problems were due to immaturity. Worth reading though.

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First Comes Marriage: My Not So American Love Story | Huda Al-Marashi

This novel is proving such a culture shock for me. I‘m very interested, but I‘m finding it really hard to get any empathy going for Huda. She comes across a lot as one of those women who are so focused on the act of getting married they don‘t really think about the reality of a marriage. But then I‘m a career woman in her mid30s who‘s been living with a man Out Of Wedlock for nearly a decade so it‘s a long way from my life...

That-Bookish-Hiker I‘ve noticed a lot of girls are the same way as that character you described. My niece is a perfect example of it. She just got engaged and she said she doesn‘t care about the marriage just the wedding. 5y

Verity @That-Bookish-Hiker I get really worried about women who think as their wedding as the be all and end all. It should be the *start* of something not the climax of something. You have a life to spend together after one day - you need to make sure you‘re with the right person and doing it because you want to spend your life with them, not because you think you should be getting married. 5y

That-Bookish-Hiker @Verity exactly! There is more to a relationship besides the party. I tried to explain that to her but she kind of in that stage where she thinks she‘s right about everything. 5y

Weaponxgirl @That-Bookish-Hiker well I hope things go ok for her and not trying to be mean but that the bump back to earth isn‘t too harsh. I always find it weird when people can‘t even imagine that there is any other way to live. 5y

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