Leaving a girl because of mom

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I think it's better not to get into a lifelong relationship with a man who fears that his mom and wife will not get along. That is pre-judging a situation that hasn't even happened and no relationship can survive on shakey grounds.

While a mother's status is very high, the highest, in Islam, the wife also has many rights. Please don't forget the hadith which suggests that an honorable man is one that keeps his wife happy (and vice versa). Nowhere is there a recomendation stating that a man should choose her mother over his wife or the other way around. These are fitnas of the mind.

A mother has her unique role that cannot be replaced and a wife hers. I think I have said this in another thread before but before making claims like wives can be replaced but only one mom would lead me to think that we'd be OK if our fathers said that to our mothers.

Anyhow, there are always 2 sides to a story. Not all MILs are great and not all Bahus are. It could be a perspective or shortcoming, but a great deal of maturity is required from both ends to make a family unit work.

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^ well said, Nik.

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Most likely the guy does not want to mary the girl and he is using the mom as an excuse.

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If he knew his mom would have a problem with his choice, why did he go and choose someone in the first place? These types of guys are the ones that waste girls' time with empty promises, then settle for the girl that mom chooses. Before getting into a relationship, always probe the guy about his family's expectations about his marriage- i.e. do they expect arranged? and if the guy's rich or highly educated, parents probably expect similar minded girl, and it would be hard for the guy to convince his parents that he wants to marry a poor uneducated girl if he's a high-profile harvard-educated investment banker. Just giving an example, don't mean that this can't or hasn't happened, just saying it will be a challenge for mom to accept it. My advice, be realistic, test the waters and don't fall for a guy who may or may not come through.

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^ exactly.

If the guy is always going to settle for his mum's choice, he doesnt need to waste any girls time. That being said, girls who do the same need to stop crying about it when it happens to them as well.

Talk about your expectations and your family's expectations right from the word go. That should get rid of a lot misunderstandings right from the word go.

i agree with u so far. but if u wont give respect to ur wife then forget that ur children will give u any :)

so respect every mother whether its your mothers or your children's mother or some guppies mother.

ps. i agree with ur POV cuz these relationship are not acceptable in Islam.

what relationships?

  1. not get too much emotionally involved that if one dont get marry to their love of life, they will commit suicide, or become devdas.

  2. physical one.

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true and not to lead someone on and then act as a coward or momma's boy.

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^ that is why i urged that respect every mother.

even gals sometime take stupid advices from their mothers and ruin their houses. so we all must use our brain wisely otherwise our mothers wont be here for us forever. so take their good advices and be a good example for future generation.

ps. mothers have a very unique place in front of ALLAH SWT. ALLAH SWT said to Prophet Moses (AS) after the death of her mother that "Musa (AS) now be careful while talking to ME (SWT) cuz you dont have that back [that used to pray for u and ask for Your (AS) forgiveness] "

With all due respect to me mah and believe me I love me mah , more than anything on this planet , Guess every one does .... I wouldn’t be marrying /leaving a Girl according to her choice ...

Sometimes you have to set your priorities according to your own need/wish and dreams .

I would rather make me self happy so every one around me gets happy

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Mothers have certain rights over their sons and wives have certain rights over their husbands. Both have their own place in a mans heart.

Men need to figure out how to balance the relationship with the two and not make the other feel as if they are less valued and/or loved then the other....and women need to stop making men choose b/w the two. It puts him in a really uncomfortable situation and causes major strain on the relationships.

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You are new, so you are cheater,not me :barbie:

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pre-heated already.. but anyway:

Their is no match for Mother respect with any thing let alone girls..., either its love, wife or gf, period. If people disagree, w/e..

but one also should not follow the mother advise blindly, every one have a thing called brain. If a mother is saying something which wife don't like, its the man job to figure out who is true morally & religiously. A man should also have enough balls to tell mom & wife too if anyone of them is wrong, and just take the center stage with this kind a problem.

tain tain fish...

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This is the most depressing thread i've ever read, so much so that it might just make me leave home & drive me into the arms or a gori & we'll live happily on an island for the rest of our lives.......just joking but, the way i look at it is, guy's should only get married when they become a MAN.

MAN = financially independant, responsible & willing to make HIS OWN decisions & deal with the consequences WITHOUT involving other family members, that way he can be juged on his own actions & not his mothers.

Now a man always fulfills his obligations to his mother, but that doesn't include allowing her to make decisions regarding his relationship with his wife, a mother has no rights here, niether should a man allow his wife to interfere with his relationship with his mother, a man has the duty to provide his wife with her own home, if this wasn't the case & friction begins to occur between the mother & wife then this should be provided so that both mother & wife can have some space & the man can try & settle the argument, in most cases the space would solve the problems as theyr'e mostly based on differing views/personality clashes/spending too much time together ect.
It is not the man's job to take either side as his mother will always be his mother & he has a life long commitment to his wife, it is very important for a man to stay neutral in these situations as any man know that women's nature doesn't allow them to get along the way men do (too complicated), only then can he make it work. By taking any side he is only setting himself up. The problem we have today is that men & some women take marriage less serious than they should, neither a guy or a girl should take sides in a conflict. As a man you need to gain the respect or both your mother & wife, women will always fight but if they respect the man then they will always see the benefits of solving their disputes so as to make it easier for their man, it may take time but having the respect of the women in your life allows you to solve the problems they constantly throw at you.

Fulfilling his obligations to both mother & wife along with staying impartial will guarantee this respect to a man & make life much easier.....unless either or both are insane.
The thing than all men do on a daily basis but many a time forget to do during woman on woman conflict is to** ignore** & let women be women without trying to rationalise eithers argument, believe me, arguing with women is never rational, thats why men/i never seem to win.

Unless its your wife who's making you choose between her & your mother, then leaving your wife is not an option, your marriage isn't your mothers to break, you have commited yourself to your wife, breaking that commitment because some1 told you to will mean answering to Allah later & voids your claim of being a man, because your still a mommies boy, **u aint ready to be a **man.

State your position to both your mother & wife & let them sort it out between themselves, don't let either use you as a pawn & if they can't get along, then fulfill your obligation to your wife & get your own place, there's no rule that says your mother & wife have to get along, so you have no grounds to leave your wife.
MANS LIFE IS HARD!....it's always men you hear of hanging/throwing themselves from bridges...never women, theyr'e the ones tying the nooses.

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Any man who cannot respect his mother and her wishes will never make anyone happy !

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^Not when it involves your relationship with your wife. Thats for you & your wife to discuss.

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btw are we talking about a wife or girlfreind/fiance
if he's leaving his wife then he really needs to get a grip and try and defuse the situation, and needs to learn how to give his mother the respect she deserves as well as being a good husband.
if its girlfriend or fiance then i don't think there's anything wrong with him leaving her because his mother doesn't approve...the guy knows what his mother is like and has saved himself years of heartache, he would be stuck in between his mother and wife...good on you for actually being rational and making a decision.
i had a friend who was in the same situation, she was heartbroken when he told her that he couldn't marry her bcos his mum doesnt approve and would never approve bcos ofher caste, but she moved on, and has now been happily married for 13 years...the guy married a girl of his mums choice from back home, and i've heard that his mum makes her life a living hell...imagine what she would've done to my friend.
thumbs up to a guy who can make this decision and thinks with his head rather than his heart...

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A selfish mother will make life difficult for anyone that her son marries, and a selfish wife will make her husband's relationship with anyone and everyone in his life. Parents have many rights over their children, but the right to select a spouse is not one of those. Their guidance and blessings are important, but they do not have the final word. A wise mother will offer guidance and look for a woman who will be a source of help and comfort to her son, and not be jealous of her. I only hope that I am strong enough to take my own advice and refrain from interfering when my son is old enough to marry. We have a saying (I think it's American in origin) that a son is a son till he takes a wife, but a daughter is a daughter for life.

On another note, I have a close friend who is terrified that her college age sons will find their own wives, because she never wants them to love their wives more than they love her. She will drive any DIL crazy!