Knowing More About Arab American Dating Is Useful

By Peter Ellis


It is so exciting to start a new relationship, but there are a few cultures out there who don't allow it. A few communities and cultures don't want their children in relationships. Arab American Dating isn't very popular in their communities as traditions and culture don't allow for it.

In America taking someone out on a date seems like the normal teenage or grown up thing to do. The culture here in America sees this as a crucial part of life. However, in the Arab culture taking someone on a date is frowned upon as it brings shame against their family. The image that Hollywood has made is one of the main reasons for this. They always show single people making their main objective for their date to "get in the sack" with that person. If they don't by the end of the night, it was classed as a "bad date".

Boys in their culture tend to be granted more freedom to do things than girls do. Unfortunately girls tend to be treated differently and are a lot more restricted then boys. This behavior comes across as being sexist towards woman. Many families don't see it as being sexist at all, but it is a way to protect the integrity of their daughter and her reputation.

Hollywood has depicted dating where single people participate in premarital sex. These types of relations are not constant and usually indicate that partners are not fully committed to one person. Most of the time they can't stay in a relationship for long and they go from one relationship to the next.

Arab families want to protect their daughters from falling pregnant and disgracing their family. Some families have no problem when their son wants to go have sex and you will find that their parents will supply the condoms. However, when a daughter wants to have sex the parents will forbid them even from going out.

This type of culture seems to be stricter towards their daughters than towards their sons. If a son had to go to his parents and ask to go to a party, his parents would be happy with it. If a daughter had to go ask if she would be able to attend the same party, her parents would conduct an interrogation first. Her parents would begin with questions like "who will be going with you?", "who are all the people going to this party?" Her parents will give her a list of rules to follow and would tell her to come home early.

Dating in a community like this isn't a possibility at all. There are many families who want their children to rather concentrate on completing their degrees then after that they can get married. Starting a relationship while you are attending an university can be very distracting. In their community they send family counselors to come educate families why education is more important than dating.

It is traditions and culture to have arranged marriages. You bring shame and disgrace on your family if you engage in a relationship that has not been approved by the family. The younger generations of youth don't have the same views as the older generation. This sort of dating is starting has started increasing and slowing getting accepted than what it was in the past.




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