My strict Muslim partner keeps asking me whether I am seeing another man
DEAR DEIDRE: MY partner keeps asking me whether I am seeing another man though I’ve never given him any reason to doubt me.
He was raised in a strict Asian Muslim family with a father who would never let him open up about his
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This leads to long periods of the silent treatment.
I’m not religious and think he struggles to trust me because I’m not like the women he grew up around.
He says he loves me but it’s hard to believe when he has so little trust in me.
I am 22 and he is 27. I got pregnant early on in our relationship and we have a six-month-old baby daughter.
DEIDRE SAYS: You both grew up with very different ideas of relationships but you can be more proactive.
Tell him every day how much you love him.
Having your baby so quickly meant you two had little time to work through such challenging issues beforehand but this child can help you bond, with him being a hands-on dad.
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