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Old 05-07-2008, 10:14 PM
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Default Re: Female Personal Hygiene

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Originally Posted by thejellymill View Post
I hate you Islamica. I just can't stay away

It makes me so happy to see little things sometimes. Like for example there is a guy, a friend of a friend, who recently got married. He is desi and young and has never been married. He married an American white convert divorcee with two kids (she's much older than him of course). His entire family is so loving and accepting of her and the couple are so happy mashallah. Little things like this are what keeps my faith in humanity from completely disappearing. *sigh* .

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I need some advice. My husband's best friend is getting married this weekend. My husband's friends will all be there so of course he won't be hanging around me...so I run the risk of hanging out with old Arab aunties the entire night because 1) I wont know anyone and 2) there is a high chance that there will be no girls my age...plus I've never been to an Arab wedding so I have no clue what to expect (they're a bit on the conservative side..Palestinian/Jordanian if that helps). My husband has asked me twice 'are you sure you want to go?' and I said yes. My reasoning is that this guy is really close to my husband (they even used to be roommates) and he's getting married. 5, 10 years down the line when we're all over at each others' houses it will be really weird to think that I didn't go to their wedding...my husband's best friend's wedding. But I'm still undecided
It might not be the funnest thing but it's just one evening and it'll pass.

Arab weddings (I'm assuming it's not mixed since you're saying they are conservative?) are fun but they have their downsides.

If it's not mixed, at some point, the groom will come in, either the beginning or end (depends on how the family does it) so be prepared to have your hijab on hand. Since it's not mixed, you may be surprised what you see under those jilbabs/hijabs! Even conservative women, when the hijab goes off, I know that desis are often surprised because even non-hijabis are kind of shocked as they dress modestly because I think it's more ingrained in desi culture. Arab women wear western clothing so ya. And there's probably going to be music and dancing.

At my engagement party, some of my desi friends asked if they could wear desi clothing and I said sure. Most Arabs are used to seeing that now. I think it's cool personally.

If it's a wedding, just be sure not to wear white.

At weddings, people are usually pretty amicable as it is a happy occasion so don't get to shy. I'm sure there will be somebody your age so just sit down and introduce yourself and enjoy the experience
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