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Their relationship did not stand the solid foundations of what is to be now known as a mature relationship. Hence, it crumbled and the effects of it were one cheating on the other and them both questioning everything.
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Jeyran Main wrote:Their relationship did not stand the solid foundations of what is to be now known as a mature relationship. Hence, it crumbled and the effects of it were one cheating on the other and them both questioning everything.
Indeed. Yasser wasn't open with his wife, so it was one reason their relationship failed. Also, he didn't marry her because he loved her, but because he admired her stand on religion.
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I actually sympathized with both of them. They are very flawed people. When we have problems or dilemmas, we tend to find ourselves strayed from the correct path or where you should be. But it is very hard trying to do the right thing when the definition of 'right' is different from one person to another.

Yasser and Miriam have different values but I like they are trying to make their lives compatible.
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Vallen Kale wrote:I actually sympathized with both of them. They are very flawed people. When we have problems or dilemmas, we tend to find ourselves strayed from the correct path or where you should be. But it is very hard trying to do the right thing when the definition of 'right' is different from one person to another.

Yasser and Miriam have different values but I like they are trying to make their lives compatible.
A good point. I felt that Yasser tried more than Miriam. Miriam just expected him to live according to her set of codes and rules.
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I wasn't a fan of either one of them. Like others have Yaser complained a lot, and Mariam tried to force her religion on him when she knew he didn't believe. Their constant arguments annoyed me. I guess this goes to show you that perhaps one shouldn't propose to another with just six months of "knowing" each other. They clearly didn't know each other as well as they thought they did.
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I strongly support Yaser. Men naturally demand respect, and here is a case where Mariam complains a lot, she criticizes everything Yaser will suggest.I think Yaser has done his best to make relationship move on.
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hsimone wrote:I wasn't a fan of either one of them. Like others have Yaser complained a lot, and Mariam tried to force her religion on him when she knew he didn't believe. Their constant arguments annoyed me. I guess this goes to show you that perhaps one shouldn't propose to another with just six months of "knowing" each other. They clearly didn't know each other as well as they thought they did.
I agree! I was also annoyed by their constant arguments. As I said above, they deserved each other.
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gali wrote:
hsimone wrote:I wasn't a fan of either one of them. Like others have Yaser complained a lot, and Mariam tried to force her religion on him when she knew he didn't believe. Their constant arguments annoyed me. I guess this goes to show you that perhaps one shouldn't propose to another with just six months of "knowing" each other. They clearly didn't know each other as well as they thought they did.
I agree! I was also annoyed by their constant arguments. As I said above, they deserved each other.
Exactly! They did deserve each other!

I would be interested in knowing what their children saw/heard. It was hard to tell how much the children understood of their parents' relationship since we didn't get to hear from them. It seemed like Yaser was away quite a bit and working a lot, but aside from that, it would be nice to know more.
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I don't think i can side with either of them, both of them are to be blamed for their failing relationship. I somehow feel that Yaser is more responsible because first he has an affair and second he doesn't pay attention to his wife,he only does things because she wants him to and not because he wants to which even complicates his life more. Miriam on the other hand is known for starting arguments,they are both bad listeners and their biggest problem is that they do not understand each other.
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I don't really support either of them. It seems that she was extremely demanding and hard to live with. He was constantly complaining, but did nothing to help the situation - he even had a phone sex buddy!

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They both have their faults. The problem they had was lack of communication about their feelings to each other. It would have saved a lot.
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gali wrote:
Jeyran Main wrote:Their relationship did not stand the solid foundations of what is to be now known as a mature relationship. Hence, it crumbled and the effects of it were one cheating on the other and them both questioning everything.
Indeed. Yasser wasn't open with his wife, so it was one reason their relationship failed. Also, he didn't marry her because he loved her, but because he admired her stand on religion.
YES. And in the end he realized that her stand on religion was actually the real reason why their marriage was a failure. That's ironic :lol: :lol:
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Everyone has their own truth, their own reasons for doing what they did. I don't think I can pick a side.
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Chepkemoi95 wrote:I think I support Yaser though he was whiny, he kept trying to please his 'hard to please wife'
I agree. I found his idea to take his wife to an Adele concert in order to rekindle what they once had to be quite romantic.
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I wouldn't take either side because both of them played a big part in destroying their marriage. neither of them was willing yo overlook the other person's shortcomings but instead focused on putting blame on each other
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