Hello all,
I am just fighting with my internet company with the problems I have faced with connection problems and then came to my thread and have read so many replies that have just gone totally of the subject we were discussing in the first place. When I looked back on the replies the last 10 or so pages have nothing to do with the topic that was first created here. The forum is a great place to discuss views on very different and sometimes important subjects but I find when reading many posts the title is somehow forgotten and a totally new structure to the heading subject is formed. I do value T.C. it has helped me on many important subjects and discussions that I have faced in the last two years since I met my beautiful fiancee and I always feel that this is the first place I come when I have a subject to discuss.

When I first wrote about this subject I thought it would be intresting to read views and opinions on this subject for myself it is an important time in my life I and Nesrin have made a very life changing decision on our future together that we would like to get married and spend our life together, we have come to this decision very equally and both feel it is the right time to be married. I have never felt love in my life like I have with Nesrin I am now 38 years old and can truthfully say that I love Nesrin but it means something, anyone can say 'I love you' but I trully feel it inside and I have never felt it before with any relationship in my life. My life has totally changed and I have now two wonderful families my family in Istanbul and Nesrin's new family in England I am quickly learning the new culture and tradition of my fiancee's country and respect and am very intrested in learning more about her Turkish culture. I have lived in England most of my life I did for a short time visit Germany alot having a German mother and through those years I had girlfriends but nobody who was a real genuine person like Nesrin, alot of the girls I met especially English girls were false and very uncaring and for a 36 year old single male it only got more difficult finding somebody in my native country. Since then two years ago I have met the most caring beautiful sensitive lovely person I could only ever dream of meeting amongst all these qualities she is my best friend. I will marry Nesrin this year

Hello everyone,
Sorry I could not reply to each post as my internet has had alot of problems just lately. I am both surprised and also confused at some of the posts here, I have to tell you that I told Nesrin about this topic and she was very upset by some of the comments about marrying a person with a different faith outside Islam. We are both going to do the right thing when it comes to marriage we have looked long and hard and contacted many people about this subject. I think what is most important here is the fact that we are both very sensitive and sensible when it comes to our families and our religions, we both understand about the marriage ceremony and marrying in two different faiths. I am also not just in love and feeling romantic about marrying Nesrin, this time we have had with each other has built over the two years we have known each other, I am sure alot of people have not had a relationship with a whole year getting to know someone and also not seeing each other. We both chatted for over a year before we actually met in person and thankfully that year spent has made great strides to where our relationship is now.

I do however appreciate all the replies here it shows that this subject is a very important one and can be addressed very carefully and constructively however I do not agree with some of the replies here. I will do my best by Nesrin and the most important thing about this is us, of course family is very important and I have always respected this, I hope my next big subject will be our marriage announcement
Best wishes Loveprague

Hello,
Thanks for everyone who took the time to reply to my post, as I have had internet connection problems for sometime now I cannot reply as often as I would like to. I would then take the time to write carefully a reply to all the members who have kindly written here to this very important subject.

Firstly on this subject I would like to address the many different views and comments of the members on T.C. I do read everyone carefully and understand all the complications and issues here so I will begin my reply. I have now been with Nesrin through two years and we are both happily engaged we both have the upmost respect for each other's family and religion and culture. I was baptised in a christian church but I am not a regular churchgoer and although I do believe in god I do think that I should have the chance to talk about why and where we possibly could get married. Nesrin has just visited myself and my family this was her first visit to England and it was very beneficial with regard to her meeting my family and seeing my country. We both visited the church of our choice and discussed a christian wedding which will possibly take place here in England. I have the upmost respect for Nesrin and her religion and of course her family we have the blessing so far from her sister Nilgun and nephew Ali. We are both very much concerned more with our future and where we want to be in a few years time, I am visiting her in September to discuss this issue face to face with her mum and from now to then I will respect her mum's wishes on this subject.

The main thing about this subject of course is religion and culture with myself a non practising christian and Nesrin not a devout muslim, that however we both follow the faiths we have been brought up with and repect and understand them, I personally want only to do the right thing here whatever is possible and with the blessing of both of our parents, we are both the people who will be making this decision about our future but we want this decision to be fully appreciated and given blessing by both of our families, I do consider myself a good man and have no problem with doing the right thing by Nesrin and that is marrying the woman I love. I want only to illustrate here that love happens between two different cultures and faiths and however many people tell us their own opinion it will rest on our decision the outcome.

Hi all,
I am asking this question about a very important time in my life with regard to the title of this message. I am English and I am Christian although I am not a regular churchgoer I am engaged to Nesrin of course who is of muslim faith. I want to ask some members here how each family of different faiths feels about the marriage of two different religions and cultures. I would like to marry in a christian church in England and have discussed this with my local vicar but I also want to ensure that Nesrin is happy with the type of wedding we shall have, we both respect each others faith and both are not devout followers of our religions although of course we both respect our different faiths and both of our families. I want to do the right thing when we decide on where we get married, I hope some replies will help me with this subject especially people who have the same sitaution as myself and Nesrin.

Hi Christine
Thankyou it was a wonderful two weeks Christine the first week we did so much with visits here and there in England, the second week I started my new job so Nesrin had more time to relax and chat to my mum and dad. I am now looking forward to going to Istanbul very very soon

Thanks I hope I can go soon

Hi everybody,
How are we all? I have just had Nesrin my fiancee over in England her first visit and she has just gone back to Istanbul yesterday so as she has only just gone back I am looking at the soonest I can go to Turkey and she told me that the Bayram festival is in september? she has five days holiday can anyone tell me the dates of this festival please