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Submitted by Iffy (United States), Feb 22, 2010 at 16:32

The problem is, it is illegal in the USA and the Government doesn't recognize it but I know many first hand that marry a second, third and fourth wife in the Mosque. It is viewed as a real marriage in their faith even if it isn't by the Government. The worst thing about it, if you didn't marry your man in a Mosque and anyone here that didn't, well there is a good chance this Muslim man doesn't consider his marriage to you as real marriage anyway, not in his heart or in his faith. So, it will not make him feel guilty taking this other woman. If you have a man you are married to but do not reside together or he seems gone a whole lot. You can bet he has another woman.

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