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cultural differences or too sensitive?
cultural differences or too sensitive? / Dating / 5:48 PM - Sunday May 11, 2008
A Life of the Party (Female, 36-45) asked:


i met this great gut, really really sweet.he moved in with me, although we had some cultural differences i tried my best to make him feel welcome and at home with me. he is from istanbul turkey...and i am from north carolina.there were some issues where we really didnt have the same interests and couldnt understand each other sometimes, but for the most part got along great i tried to be very patient and only caught myself raising my voice once,tried to cook traditional turkish meals, needless to say the relationship only lasted two months...and he left. and moved to californa,saying he was going to do seasonal work and then come back here, i thought everything was fine, i emailed him to make sure he made it safely and he said practically tks for a good time but he would not be coming back because i had raised my voice that one time. is this a cop out or what? i am confused.he had never gotten frustrated or upset with me but i did with him only the one time because it did cause me alot of stress in dealing with not being able to understand each other and i am sure it sometimes showed on my face, but now i feel like a total bitch although i know i wasnt....and i have lost a good man...i didnt even realize i had hurt him at all until i recieved the email. i know the relationship is over but i dont want for him to think of me in a bad way, because i didnt mean to hurt him. should i send an email explaining myside or just let it go.



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A Sweet Sarah (Female, Charlotte, Who Cares?, Self-Employed) answered:

Screenname: smartblond


I mean this nicely but this is ridiculous.. he wanted out and used any excuse.. you didnt lose a good man you lost a coward.. adults discuss issues if he had a problem with you he communicates it.. you need to be YOU with anyman your not his slave, concubine or servant... so give me a break.. I think he is making it up because he wants out or met someone else and is putting the blame on you

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A Creative (Female, 18-21, Who Cares?) answered:

Screenname: vixenlegs22


he doesnt seem to be a good guy if he cant understnd you and understand that its gonna take some work together to be happy. i would just let him go. trust me you are better off not worrying over some one other then your self

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A Thinker (Female, 18-21) answered:

Screenname: catgoesmoo


want to know few things about a typical turkish guy?
If he is deeply in love with you, he'll never leave you.. instead he'll find ways to sort out things between you two.

Unfortunately sad but true, majority of turkish guys do not marry women they live with. So i don't think he was really serious about this relationship and that eventually made him leave and made up an excuse prior to leaving. He's probably now looking for others. I'd advice you to move on.


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A Thinker (Female, 29-35, Executive) answered:


Isn't making someone feel "welcome and at home" a given?!? ... doesn't the fact you gring it up like it's an effort on your part imply that you really didn't feel his fit-in all that well?!?

I'm sure he tried to be as patient with you as you did with him
... but doesn't the fact you are trying imply that in fact there is a need to try because again: the person doesn't "fit" into your culture?

I'm from "another culture" and had I found my S/O to be "trying to be patient" I would definatly not feel loved.

... and had me being ME caused stress that shoed in his face - because I am different I'm sure all the romance would be on it's way out the door.

Sure, write an e-mail.
... but unless you are wanting to let me know why you couldn't accept me for who I am ... and in fact think I'm the greates person BECAUSE of my differences I don't think I care to know.



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