i met a egytian guy a year ago and he was lovely to start with.but as time went on he controlled me,mentally abused me and basically made me think i was worthless..am i the only one that has come across this or is that their norm to treat women like that?

I personally I have never dated any middle-eastern men. I would be open to it though and I have seen some that are very attractive. I couldn't make a call on this one...still maybe a big generalization.

yes..he was very attractive..but very controlling too.wanted to pick and choose my friends, he went every where with me.he was jealous of my relationship with my 18 yr old son and told me to choose!he mentally abused me made me believe no one else would ever want me and that he was the best i would ever have..i nearly had a break down being with him..looks isnt everything and i wont be fooled by that again..love and beauty comes within..

He wanted you to choose between him and your son? Crazy shiit there..
A man should never put that ultimatum on the table, although I do know some women who choose the man over the children.
I can't even wrap my mind around that concept though.

To suggest all Egyptian men are like that is not very pharoah

Choosing between my sons and a man---that's a no brainer and even the suggestion would get the guy kicked to the curb!

If a man even presented that idea I would have my sons kick him to the curb for me..and they would. I love having grown up sons, makes me feel safe.

No one messes with Mom!! I love it too!

as an american who has lived in cairo, all i can say is anytime you get involved with someone from another culture there are gonna be differences
granted egypt is a christian/muslim nation but as a whole the life style there is very different from ours
just as it is in europe or the south pacific
as with many things in life, we are what the way we were raised and change is difficult

WTF...I mean really, WTF? What in the hell is with this mentality of "no one else will want me," why does it matter? Billions of people in the world and you really think that this one person is your last shot at a relationship?

**** me...I'm glad I ditched that idea when I was in junior high...

JUST KICK HIM BETWEEN THE LEGS AND HE WILL WALK LIKE AN EGYTIAN.......................

Always be careful when getting involved in someone from a different cultural background. Always be careful getting involved with someone from a similar cultural background.

That oughtta do it.

That's wrong on several levels actually.Beauty fades while the heart & mind remains.Live,Love & always Learn lest one repeats.(jmo)Godspeed!Cy

egypt is mostly muslims and if you look at how most of the muslim women dress meaning they have to keep themselves 99% covered or hell just in the middle east really,that should answer your question....some women still dress that way even if they live in America or any other country

I know a Muslim man from Turkey and the women in his family dress very American.

I like Indian clothing...the women's. I wish I could get away with wearing them every day.

I do some drumming with Belly Dancers and me and the other guy in the troupe dress in Middle-Eastern style clothing, I even just purchased a Pakol-an Afgani style hat.

I wonder what goes through peoples minds when we do the performances?

I hope that they leave their political and cultural prejudices aside and just enjoy the show.

Most of them probably do.

Yes, I have. Reminds me of an Aussie I once knew.

Just because one Egyptian man treated you like that, doesn't mean they all will. They might, but until you meet every one of them, you won't know. That's how stereotypes get started, people have one bad experience from someone of a different culture and they decide "they're all the same." Any man of any culture can be controlling and jealous. Next time, get to know him as a person before you commit to a relationship, if it's part of his culture to be controlling, you can find out before you get too attached.