Dear Fatima, I feel that I am at a pivotal stage in life right now, but I am so conflicted. I am a 24-year-old woman, turning 25 in about 4-5 months. Finding the right partner and getting married (and eventually planning a family) are high on my list of priorities. In fact, these have been ... Read More
I’m almost 20 and my parents have been married for 21 years. My mom has always been a religious person and my dad has been on and off. They decided to get divorced but islamically and we ended up moving to another state from my dad. After 5 years, he decided he wanted her back ... Read More
Assalam Alaykum, I’m not sure who to ask, but I’m young F18 and a brother asked my father for my hand 18 as well, to not fall into haram, and my father agreed and acknowledged that this brother would not be able to support me right away, and he is okay with supporting me until ... Read More
So i like a guy thinking he was muslim (he is born in a muslim family) and then realized he is not religious. He only revealed that when i asked him to marry me, and i was already in love. He is one of my close friends. But he promised me that our children will ... Read More
Hi I’m 20 years old and my parents are trying to force me to marry my cousin who’s 31 years old. According to my parents he prays 5 times a day and he’s just overall a good person but I just do not want to marry right now especially him. I grew up abroad and ... Read More
I am struggling with CPTSD due to childhood emotional neglect and sexual abuse. It remained repressed for my adulthood and I recovered my memories only a few years back. My whole world has turned upside down. Before diagnosis, I had a career path in my mind and hoped to eventually get married some day. But ... Read More
My wife and I just got married and it’s been 11 months. However, I have been secretly dealing with a nicotine/vaping addiction and it’s been extremely hard to quit. I am afraid to tell her for what she might say, and if our marriage will be in jeapordy. But I am also afraid that if ... Read More
Hi there, I’m 19 years old and I just wanna vent about something real quick, I apologize for some of the swearing in what I’ve written, it’s just something I wrote in my notes to get it out there so I wrote in a non formal way: I’m quite clueless when it comes to romantic ... Read More
Dear Fatima, I have a concern regarding the boundaries between parents, in-laws, and spouse as they relate to rights of marriage. I know that one of the number one reasons for divorce is the interference of in-laws, aside from financial and emotional/physical concerns of the couple. When basic rights are not being met in the ... Read More
I have been married for the past 5 years, moved in with my husband 4 years ago. We have been living with his parents since the beginning. I was very young when I got married and wanted to do everything to make my husband happy. I still want to do that but I am struggling ... Read More
