Hal Antha Muthazawwij...? (part II)

I don't know know if he works on a commission basis for these families or not but he seemed quite aggressive - when he asked and I replied no and then he inquired if I wanted to get married and I started giggling like a little girl he replied "akhi, why are you laughing, I'm being serious, if you want to, just say the word". And then he proceded to describe girls of all heights, sizes, skin colour and so on that he knew who wanted to get married.

Although quite tempting at first (there's lots of girls above 5ft 7 tall here...) Obviously I said I would pass on the offer, but the incident in itself seemed to emphasise the acuteness of the situation; that there are all these families willing to have their daughters married off to some random "foreigner" because prospects in Egypt look so bad. Marrying someone from another country is another debate for another day but obviously this problem in the middle east needs to be solved somehow. Should the women request less? Should the guys work harder and save more?

One solution might be the "mass weddings" that are sometimes held where lots of couples get married together and thus cut costs in terms of hosting the wedding itself, but even this doesn't go far enough. Whatever is done, it needs to be done ASAP, as otherwise the side effects of this; the huuuuge problem of homosexuality in the middle east, will continue to flourish...

Salaam
Ps, I have the brothers email address (the one who asked me) so if any of you guys out there are keen...LOL