Hi, I'm a Christian and I'm in love with a Muslim man who is 20, I'm 17. We've known each other since high school but over the last 6 months or so I've really fallen for him.
Nothing has happened between us or anything and he is pretty religious which I respect very much and I expressed my feelings for him on facebook and he basically said he feels the same way but he cannot marry me unless I convert to Islam.
I know a fair bit about Islam because it was he who got me interested in it but I'm not sure if I want to convert or not, it's a life changing decision. I do kinda believe in Islam but I'm just not sure what to do right now... I showed him evidence that Muslim men can marry women of the book (Christians and Jews) with the intention that they convert later on after the marriage, he told me he was aware of that
but his father will never permit it. Basically if I'm not a Muslim it's a no go
He's told me he will take care of me financially and that I can live in his parents house, he goes to uni but lives at home. He has a pretty big house so there would be plenty of room etc.
He is honestly such a lovely man and I really want to be in a relationship with him and he isn't like ultra religious were he wouldn't allow me to leave the house, tell me to wear the niqab or not want me to get a job etc so I really think it could work.
I just don't know what to do, I don't want to make the decision lightly, I've not told my parents and I'm unsure how they might react :/ They will probably be ok with it but obviously prefer that I didn't marry him.
What do I do?!!
edit - Making it nice and big so people can read it. The problem is not with him, it's his fathers objection to it.