I have a question about intercultural relationship, especially when the man is turkish and the woman is another religion and culture. How is affected by Ramadan their relation. I am thinking that she needs to know something about that. I  am not talking about marriage, just friendship. I need more information about that.

Thanks

    Usually they want to look very wise in day time and most of them victimize themselves because they dont want to eat or drink anything. Ý think you should not speak about food, drinks or sex during the day with them.

   But in fond they are the same like always. As we use to say: ´the wolf changes its fur but....´

Thank u ReyhanL, u help me again, like usually

One more advise  from Foka : its better to leave them alone in  this sensitive time 

Yes, of course. I had been noticed that. I think I made some mistakes with a friend, but, that is.... Thank you and Foka again. You help me much

 They have to forgive your mistakes because you´re a foreigner and is Ramazan ´time for forgiveness..´

I hope so. I can`t imagine that this time can changes such more a relationship. But we learn all the life. Anyway, I like intercultural exchanges. They make you better

        Yes..i describe it as being exotic . Dont forget what i said about wolf´s fur! And dont worry for anything. The relationship will go on normally after. Now its like the period for women 

ReyhanL, I liked your posts until you pathologized women´s period again!!!

 You have right - as a period for woman. He became very anxious, nervous, cold and quietly. But they have only a months through 1 year....., but women

some do not have all these symptoms

i just cant understand how this month can change. the only guess - anger bec of hunger. what else?

what else? ermmmm your weight

my weight is the all year with no break )

I spend a few weeks in Turkey for Ramadan (or Ramazan) before I had to leave for my work. And now I get hungry at 4 o clock at night... and can´t sleep

I don´t like eating alone, so during ramadan I ate two times together with my partner. It didn´t change him much. He actually still goes to the gym! We still took our daytrips, only not to the beach (to hot and sunny during the day, will make him too thirsty). The weird thing was when we said goodbye at the airport and in stead of our usual smooch he had to give me a kiss on the forhead.

A friend of mine did change though. He looks horrible, and has no energy. And he complaints a LOT. I guess it makes a difference on how people react themselves to vasting. The friend smokes, so not smoking makes him grumpy...and he´s a bit of a sweet tooth, normally chowing down food all day. So we didn´t spend much fun time together.

I did ramazan for a week or so untill my boyfriend forced me to drink. I didn´t want to, wasn´t thirsty at all, but he was afraid i would dry myself out for his sake

How does man feel when girlfiend are not fasting during Ramadan?

Is it difficult?

 Here we go again..... which man are you talking about?  Or is it "man" generally, and would he respond differently to a woman whose boyfriend was not fasting?  Or a friend who has a cold and is not fasting?

I guess some men would answer your question as "yes I find it difficult" and some may answer "I don´t mind". 

 I think it dpends on the man really.  Everybody is different, and will feel differently.  My boyfriend respects that i´m not muslim and that i should still be able to eat etc, and therefore allows me too and i offer him respect by trying not to eat in front of him, it can be hard sometimes though i think.

Awwwww I love these "boyfriend" threads ..............................

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Stop it lessluv!!  That´s really good of him!!

 I know I´m just jealous mine doesn´t let me

 It IS hard I know... I also find it hard not to eat in front of people, especially when they are dieting...

 Maybe people will understand better with pictures!!

You stop it LIR.....my dudu DOES NOT allow me!    and you know what an  I am.  I would never while he was fasting....no no, not me.  However, I do a lot of when he gets cranky because he is fasting, because really he is an  too except when he is fasting.  It makes me want to . !!! When I question his religion, he gets all and I get all .  But then later, he buys me some and then we  and then  (of course after sundown!!!!!)  So the moral of the story is:

NEVER drink during the day when its Ramadan and your bf/husband will love you and allow you wear a  when you leave the house to do his shopping.  He may even give you some money for to buy for yourself.

 Ahhhh, thanks Liz, you have made the whole issue about eating in front of your fasting man SOOOOOO clear. 

 Please see Liz´s description with pictures below - that might be a model for eating in front of dieters as well....

Glad I could help.