Did I do the right thing?

Sorry to hear this has happened. But as you know Egyptian men are great providers. So I am sure he has given thought to alternative work.

I am Australian but my man is Egyptian and I know if something like this happened the whole family would rally around.

You are lucky he has you as number one on his priority list.

Be confident of the future for him,you and your child. It will work out ,you know the man you married and I am sure you didn't marry a fool.

Until you can get together and talk things over face to face, try and stay calm.

You have no reason not to think this will have anything but a positive outcome.

This may end up being a step forward.

Put your faith in your husband as he has in you.

You have no reason to feel guily. He was obviously tormented by guilt as he felt it was hurting you being away with no out look of change in the situation. So instead of feeling guilty, feel proud. Your man has the courage of his convictions and loves you very much.

I know what its like to be apart Its another two years for us,till I finish Uni.Except when I come over for a couple of mounth with tours.Then he comes here at Xmas which is my birthday.

I am not an Egyptian woman, However, I am a woman who was seperated from my spouse for over a year because of sponsorship problems in another country. He and I had many long, agonizing calls and emails trying to figure out a way for him to still have a job and yet for us to be together. I was finally able to get to the country in which he worked. He was killed a few months later. But we had time together that I will always treasure. I sometimes wonder what would have happened if I had convinced him to resign.

You should not feel guilty. Your husband can likely get a good job elsewhere. It speaks well for him and your relationship that he chose you over the money. It was not your call per se that "pushed" him; it was his love and respect for you that did so. You are blessed. You and he can go on to make other plans together -- this time, perhaps, discovering beforehand the difficulties involved with you joining him.

Give him a big hug and kiss in welcome home and thank God/Allah that your husband is with you.

Well, I feel u. I know it is hard for both of u. But I think u guys shudve waited a little more maybe there was gonna be another solution. Every problem has a solution, otherwise it wudnt be called a problem. U shudve at least waited till ur husband finds a job in Egypt. All of this is gonna count against u and ur kid. I dont know abt ur financial situation, but if ur husband comes to Egypt and stays unemployed for sometimes then its gonna affect ur financial life. Anyhow, u shud not feel guilty abt it cuz u didnt do anything wrong. its ur feeling and u cannot control it. Pray istikhara and ask Allah to do what is best for u and ur family and Allah will choose the best for u. good luck in ur life

It seems to me that he missed you and Maro very much, and believe me, that is a very strong reason for a loving father and husband to do what he did. You shouldn't feel guilty, you should if you pushed him hard by wining too much about it, or started to make him choose or something, which i see also one of your and your son rights.

Family comes first, and the time you spend away from each other at that young age is time wasted, regardless of the money gained. Best times is where you are together, may be making less money, but it's wonderful time, someday will become good memories. and who knows he might have a chance after a while to go somewhere else with better salary and living together at the same time.

I do not think you should feel guilty, but I think he should have waited to find a job in Egypt before quitting his job in UAE. You know finding jobs here is not that easy and I am sure it will not make him feel better if he stays at home for a while before he finds another job.

Sorry to be so practical but my brother, who also has a family, remained jobless for a while and the situation affected his family and ours in a negative way. I hope your husband's luck will be much better.

A man that is a good husband and father understands that jobs come and go, but you have your family for life. Sometimes that means tough decisions, but when the right decisions are made, as one door closes, another opens. He did the right thing. I have been to Dubai many times and I am familiar with how expensive it is there. You should be proud of him. It is obvious how much he loves you.

I don;t think you should feel guilty at all It was his decision to resign

He also resigned to make you happy and that is true love for ones partner to capitulate and take the pkunge to ensure his marriage remains intact.

Pethaps he will secure a better contract somewhere else.

I'm afraid I'll go for Ismaily Rules/Stinks !!..

well at least you're in your home between your family, while he lives alone far away to all the beloved ones, so I guess it was much harder on him.

You -as a wife- have to be more supportive, I know it's difficult, but that's exactly what Life is about !

Of course he won't spend the rest of life this way insha'allah !..and over the time things should get better..

I understand how you feel,..but I guess you were wrong..However, don't feel so guilty you didn't force him, his love to you forced him to resign..call him back and make it right..goodluck

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Yahoo! Answers has proved to me how narrow-minded we are, guys why the down-thumbing ?...is it reasonable that whenever someone's opinion differes than yours you thumb him down ?!

I'm not amazed but I'm trying to change the way WE think a bit !

I don't think it has anything to do with "abuse" because I avoided this in my comment, and even the guy down there (ma3koos) has beed thumbed down for saying his plain opinion !!!

Why can't we be Neutral for once ?!...Yahoo! Answers is not a complimenting portal, people don't come and ask to have us soothing them, they ask to end the dilemma they lead!

I won't go for a "no hun you dun have to wry about it, it's ok you did the ryt thing" just to ease it on her !! that's not a family gathering ! yea we're like ONE family here but when it comes to the MAIN function of this site we should let aside this all and become SO neutral.

If I Say YES and you Say NO I will NOT thumb you down ! because that's your PURE opinion that the asker really wanted..!

Don't feel guily.

This is destiny. Always say" Qadar Allah wa ma sha2 fa3al", don't think much about who wanted to come and who wanted to stay.

But please, let me ask you this first; try to call him and ask him to make a last effort to withdraw his resignation. If he manages to do that, then fine. If he can't, then this is what Allah wants . Think about the future and put the past behind you. Think about the positive points of the new situation.

Again, please try to call him and make him extend his stay. If he manages to stay, ok. If he can't , then Allah is the one who made the decision , not you.

Good Luck

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Look. I was going to settle for the first part of the answer and that's it. But then I thought it over "wel kalam na2a7 3alya". Ofcourse it is ur fault. U called him over and over and over asking him to come and crying and weeping and now u r asking "Is this my fault?" "Laaa abdan, hwa zehe2 men el shoghl we 2al ana rage3 masr a3od 3ala ahwa" , It is so ur fault. A man is alone in a strange country working hard for his wife and expecting her to be supportive and comforting and all he gets is "waaa2 waaa2" from the other side of the phone instead of "hang in there and make us a better future".

FIX UR MISTAKE. Call him and ask him to stay. Thank God they still haven't accepted his resignation. U KNOW HOW ITIS IN EGYPT. U have a KID to support now.

If they accept to let him stay, what you can do is to SAVE SAVE SAVE every penny he sends. Let him know that u care about his hard work and are concerned about the future of the family. Don't go on "My husband works in the Emirates, we have money. I can spend what ever the hell I want to spend " Be wise and save alll the money so that when he comes to Egypt after a few years u can start a small time project and u can all be happy togther.

sorry for the provocative language but u PISSED me off .

Feel free to report me at any time. I understand. !!!!

true love is very hard to find. what it is really matters to be with the person u love specially if he is ur husband & u do have a child

another work oppunitry can come but the presious moments are hard to find