Do you have to be married or engaged if you want to live with a member of the opposite gender in the UAE? If so what is the burden of proof?
When I move to Dubai permanently I’ll most likely do that with my girl friend what gives?
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Do you have to be married or engaged if you want to live with a member of the opposite gender in the UAE?
kanelli wrote:Well, all it takes is for a pissed off neighbour or someone to tell the authorities that you are living together without being married, and boom, you have trouble. Also, if you end up conceiving a child out of wedlock, that present problems because the woman will be put in prison for giving birth out of wedlock.
devilsdiciple wrote:Its a Islamic Country!!! So you have to respect the law...You cant call it antiquated now can you!!!
I believe there are various laws in different parts of the world that are far more antiquated than this.....
^ian^ wrote:Moving to Dubai puts a terrible strain on relationships, I wouldn't just get married for the sake of appeasing some antiquated local law that is enforced as much as the speed limit on SZR is.
kanelli wrote:Well, all it takes is for a pissed off neighbour or someone to tell the authorities that you are living together without being married, and boom, you have trouble. Also, if you end up conceiving a child out of wedlock, that present problems because the woman will be put in prison for giving birth out of wedlock.
^ian^ wrote:kanelli wrote:Well, all it takes is for a pissed off neighbour or someone to tell the authorities that you are living together without being married, and boom, you have trouble. Also, if you end up conceiving a child out of wedlock, that present problems because the woman will be put in prison for giving birth out of wedlock.
Well... don't go pissing off your neighbours then?
I don't see the point in getting married for the sake of the law here. The options are:
(1) Bend the rules.
(2) Live Separatley
(3) Get Married and run the risk of forcing your relationship to the next level too quickly.
(4) Don't come here.
If you feel the time is right to get married, do it. Don't do it because you want to move to Dubai together though.
kanelli wrote:I never once recommended that people get married just to come to Dubai, I was simply telling some facts about the risks of living here unmarried. Does anyone plan to piss off their neighbour (or coworker or anyone else?)
It is only common sense that people get married because they feel ready to do so, not because they want to live in some other country together and that is the rule there. For some couples, they are pretty much ready and deciding to move to Dubai gives them the final push to do it. Some people do come here and live together happily unwed and flying below the radar, only to get married later because a baby has come along. There are many reasons that cause people to marry and even the carefully planned marriages have only a 50-50 survival rate - so each couple should just do what they feel is right.
If you want to come to Dubai and live together unmarried, which is illegal here, then go ahead. Just be aware of the possible consequences, as rare as they may be.
kanelli wrote:I never once recommended that people get married just to come to Dubai, I was simply telling some facts about the risks of living here unmarried. Does anyone plan to piss off their neighbour (or coworker or anyone else?)
asc_26" "immorality" is not tolerated here, and i believe the government is doing their best to preserve their customs etc..
zam wrote:Hey girl, cool down a little, you'll scare asc that way...ehehe give her/him the thumbs up, he/she just wants to promote the right thing...
Corcovado wrote:zam wrote:Hey girl, cool down a little, you'll scare asc that way...ehehe give her/him the thumbs up, he/she just wants to promote the right thing...
He is living in La La land my dear, I just hate the double standards in this city
Bleakus wrote:Corcovado wrote:zam wrote:Hey girl, cool down a little, you'll scare asc that way...ehehe give her/him the thumbs up, he/she just wants to promote the right thing...
He is living in La La land my dear, I just hate the double standards in this city
their great arent they?
Corcovado wrote:Bleakus wrote:Corcovado wrote:zam wrote:Hey girl, cool down a little, you'll scare asc that way...ehehe give her/him the thumbs up, he/she just wants to promote the right thing...
He is living in La La land my dear, I just hate the double standards in this city
their great arent they?
who?
AnnaSvensson wrote:No way!
Do not tell me that I can't live together with my boyfriend!!!!
What kind of circumstances may we face? Will they deport us from a country? Or just give us a warning?
Also, who is going to check if we are married or not?
Corcovado wrote:asc_26" "immorality" is not tolerated here, and i believe the government is doing their best to preserve their customs etc..
yeah right , I didn’t know that prostitution is moral? but obviously they can tolerate well with it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Chocoholic wrote:Guys, don't scare people off by telling them rubbish.
Oh (sorry Bleakus), but to put it as the locals do, if you don't like the double standards of the UAE, then you can always leave
Nick81 wrote:Corcovado wrote:asc_26" "immorality" is not tolerated here, and i believe the government is doing their best to preserve their customs etc..
yeah right , I didn’t know that prostitution is moral? but obviously they can tolerate well with it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Prostitution puts money in their pockets. And last time I checked, locals enjoy the prostitution scene quite a lot. So I find it quite amusing that they claim they're trying to preserve "morals". Should've recorded the last time I had dinner at Le Meridien near the airport. Didn't know there was a bar famous for "it" and well I saw a couple locals leave the bar with 4 blondes and get in their nice S-Class Mercedes.
Hurray for morals.