Oprah Show/Marriage around the world

No, I still do not have a t.v. But there is a pizza place that has a t.v. and has let me watch ellen and oprah.

So today is my first time seeing Oprah since May when I had to leave La Pew for a few weeks to stay with that senior citizen.

Population in Cairo is 20 million and there is virtually no crime. The woman being interviewed (Nana, i think) said that there is a high divorce rate in Cairo. 1 in 3 i think. I don't see that as any higher then the u.s. personally. You are not allowed to live together before marrying. If a woman divorces she customarily moves back in with her parents.

One of the women was asked why she wears a head scarf. For religious reasons and also so men will not lust she said.

In Egypt, if a woman initiates a divorce it takes a long long time and involves court. But a man can divorce his wife in one minute. All he has to do is state one sentence to her and he is granted the divorce. 3 Egyptians who weree in the audience said that it is a misnomer that a man can divorce his wife by texting her.

Both the men and the women are very sexually frustrated before marriage. Since there is no premarital sex allowed, both parties are forced to wait until 35 years old or later to have sex. Why so long? Men are no longer in a good enough economic place to marry........................sad situation I'd say.

Once you are married foreplay is highly encouraged by the experts!

Why is the divorce rate high asked Oprah?

1. people marry for the wrong reasons
2. men and women are in the midst of an identity crisis

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I just loved seeing these other countries. But I most enjoyed the piece on Ukraine-since I have some Ukrainian ancestors.

Mail Order Brides

100k women per year become mail order brides

The Ukraine is known for it's gorgeous women (hurray!)

Lyra (woman's name) is the interviewee. She wanted out of Ukraine. She said it's too dark of a place, and there family was poor. She wanted to come to America. In the Ukraine a teen, and young woman, is thinking mainly about the importance of marriage, not career. I am not waiting for Ukraine to change I'm getting out of here. (That was my sentiment about Baltimore)

Lyra joined a mail order site. She met Steve in Manhattan. He's significantly older then her. They talked only over internet for a long time. Then he began to make trips to the Ukraine. It was about 6 months when they got married. They've been married since 2004. Steve was traumatized by 9/11 and that was his impetus for seeking a mail order bride. Now they are in love and very happy, even though Lyra admits that initially her decision was so she could get a visa for America.

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Denmark woman are raised to be very independent. Marriage is a low priority.

Lyra says 20 is too old to be single.

Mumbai

on arranged marriage. They only had 2 days. 5 months later they were married. The initial meeting with the parents was very awkward for him. The weddings in India take 3 days. After they married wife discovered that husband smokes.

More than 1/2 of the marriages in thw world, were arranged marriages!