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Oops - i replied twice... stup

2009-11-23T13:32:20.125+01:00

Oops - i replied twice... stupid computer! *blushing* please feel free to delete one... or leave it so the blogsphere will see JUST how keen i was to post!

well, don't you look gorgeous?

2009-11-23T13:31:08.125+01:00

well, don't you look gorgeous? It has been an age my dear - but here i am... part of your loyal reader-ship and most looking forward to hearing what you've been up to!

well, well - don't you look go

2009-11-23T13:29:28.737+01:00

well, well - don't you look gorgeous! Its been an age my dear and i hate to say that i have been a little absent... but i have returned and i am most excited to hear how you're travelling!

aww! Feel better.

2009-11-05T00:38:28.802+01:00

aww! Feel better.

Are you wanting to change the

2009-09-01T14:58:11.868+02:00

Are you wanting to change the name "chickpealove" or "A Battle of Faith & Love"? Then again, it doesn't matter because I don't think you should change either one. Chickpea is your handle, your nom-de-plume, your blogger identity. Whether or not you think it's reflective of you now, it's the name you've established. I say keep it. A Battle of Faith & Love is quite simply one of the best blog names EVER. It was one of the things that drew me. It's very powerful and concise. In the end, it's your blog. Do what you want to. However, you did ask. ;-)

Go for it – a change is as goo

2009-09-01T14:57:51.868+02:00

Go for it – a change is as good as a holiday… call your blog whatever you want to call it… when life gives you chickpeas just make hummus!

glad to see an update after ag

2009-08-28T15:32:25.066+02:00

glad to see an update after ages...and super swell to hear about your dad's dinner...so, i checked out crumbs.com and even though it is way too early to be indulging in food porn, i still did it! :) As far as the unspoken truce with your parents go, I think at some point you have to come to terms with the fact that they won't ever be fully happy with your decision to not practice your religion...I don't know if it's possible for people of our parents' generation to be THAT laid-back, lol! I had this discussion a while ago with my younger brother and was discussing how awesome and supportive of a parent I was going to be. Then he asked if that would really be possible if my children decided to dropout of high school or have babies with numerous partners, etc....these things are so deeply ingrained into my sense of "norm" that I probably wouldn't be able to muster any encouragement if my 18 year old decided that working at a Starbucks was the only career path he wanted to take...just some ramblings, hope they make sense! :) Other than that, happy to hear you're doing well...and that's me who added you on twitter! ...and good luck to mister on his exam! :)

I have been reading your blog

2009-08-25T07:28:31.692+02:00

I have been reading your blog for a little while now. Its pleasing to hear that you are moving ahead. I still have to inform my parents of the change in my religious beliefs and I will be really surprised if it goes smoothly. All the best with your life and future.

Thanks for the comments everyo

2009-07-26T04:11:49.322+02:00

Thanks for the comments everyone, please excuse me for taking forever to reply to them! I think you all have it right about there being nothing wrong with living together before getting married, and I obviously agree. While I know my parents obviously don't feel the same way, I feel that for me and my boyfriend, it's a way for us to deepen and strength our relationship. We're both in graduate school (law school and dental school, respectively), and it can be very stressful for both of us (right now he's studying for the Nat'l Dental Boards, Pt. I, so he's more stressed than me), and having someone there for you that understands what you're going through and that is cheering you on is so meaningful, that I know if we stay together we can look back at these years and remember how far we've come and how much we've grown. What especially boggles my mind is that my dad says I should get married, but would that mean he'd accept our relationship completely, even though neither of us are Muslim? The logic there is lacking. I will say that although my parents (more so my dad) aren't necessarily excited about my living arrangement, they do recognize that the Mister is a good, hard working, caring man, and they do appreciate that.

Hello, I found you on Blogher.

2009-07-06T19:56:52.340+02:00

Hello, I found you on Blogher. I think it is important to live with your partner before marrige, and NOT RUSH. Right now I am living in Turkey (I am from the US) with my fiance. We are engaged, but even still I feel no need to rush the wedding becuase it would be better for "some people." You should be married to please yourself, not others.

Just stopping by from another

2009-06-27T22:35:50.514+02:00

Just stopping by from another website to check out your blog. It's very good and I'll be bookmarking it for updates :) Have a great weekend.

I am sorry to hear this - your

2009-06-22T02:28:32.967+02:00

I am sorry to hear this - your parents are just flat out wrong. You are not a cow and a relationship is not milk. They simply do not understand. My wife's family pushed her into marrying her boyfriend when she was young, using the same sort of logic. Needless to say, that marriage did not last, was ultimately really bad, and was a horrible mistake. There is nothing wrong with living together before getting married. You really find out if you want to be with the person. You won't feel trapped. You know you can leave in as much time as it takes to pack your bags, and then you are done. You should ask your parents what they would prefer - you living together with someone, to see how it goes, or a rushed marriage and a later divorce, with all of the attendant messiness that goes with it?

Aaarrrgggghhhh screaming – h

2009-06-22T02:28:12.967+02:00

Aaarrrgggghhhh *screaming* – how INCREDIBLY frustrating! I feel your frustrations my dear – how it feels that with every one step forward its two steps back! Don’t they (our parents) realise that the saying is meant to be the other way around! SO annoying… oh well – I have come to just let it all go as I cannot be bothered dealing with the maddening antics…

Oops - i replied twice... stup

2009-11-23T13:32:20.125+01:00

Oops - i replied twice... stupid computer! *blushing* please feel free to delete one... or leave it so the blogsphere will see JUST how keen i was to post!

well, don't you look gorgeous?

2009-11-23T13:31:08.125+01:00

well, don't you look gorgeous? It has been an age my dear - but here i am... part of your loyal reader-ship and most looking forward to hearing what you've been up to!

well, well - don't you look go

2009-11-23T13:29:28.737+01:00

well, well - don't you look gorgeous! Its been an age my dear and i hate to say that i have been a little absent... but i have returned and i am most excited to hear how you're travelling!

aww! Feel better.

2009-11-05T00:38:28.802+01:00

aww! Feel better.

Are you wanting to change the

2009-09-01T14:58:11.868+02:00

Go for it – a change is as goo

2009-09-01T14:57:51.868+02:00

Go for it – a change is as good as a holiday… call your blog whatever you want to call it… when life gives you chickpeas just make hummus!

glad to see an update after ag

2009-08-28T15:32:25.066+02:00

I have been reading your blog

2009-08-25T07:28:31.692+02:00

Thanks for the comments everyo

2009-07-26T04:11:49.322+02:00

Hello, I found you on Blogher.

2009-07-06T19:56:52.340+02:00

Just stopping by from another

2009-06-27T22:35:50.514+02:00

Just stopping by from another website to check out your blog. It's very good and I'll be bookmarking it for updates :) Have a great weekend.

I am sorry to hear this - your

2009-06-22T02:28:32.967+02:00

Aaarrrgggghhhh screaming – h

2009-06-22T02:28:12.967+02:00