Thoughts
Hi
My Arabic is a lil rusty so I decided to write in English. I’m a Kuwaiti women and I spent half of my life abroad so I’d like to hear people’s perspectives who have lived here and are Sunni and are more insightful.
I have heart condition and I’m stable Hamdullah. I have a job, drive myself to work so I live my life normal. Since being back in Kuwait, for a year now, I see relatives get married and I’m happy for them. It just stings a little to hear about how someone went to propose or someone got asked for their hand in marriage and it’s like I feel like I’m missing a step in life that people have passed. I’m 26 and it’s probably largely based on my health conditions or how I look.
It does hit my self esteem sometimes because I have two degrees , was raised by amazing parents and u feel like ur not enough still. Marriage isn’t an accomplishment but it feels like it here and I’m navigating that I might not ever get married, and I don’t want to feel bad about myself because of it.
How do you navigate it?