u/Stunning-Mountain-40

Assalamu alaikum,

I'm an Egyptian living in the UAE, Arabic is my mother tongue.

I was mostly looking at a specific Arab nationality. Then I met an Indian Muslim sister, beautiful masha'Allah, solid deen, and the core character traits I'm looking for are all there.

But two concerns:

1. Culture different backgrounds, traditions, and family dynamics. Worried about the long-term, especially with kids.
2. Language (the bigger one) her English is excellent, probably better than mine. Mine is fine, but I'm just more myself in Arabic. In English, Scared that gap shows up in hard conversations and emotional moments down the line!

I don't want to start the engagement process and realize too late there's something I couldn't work past.

Anyone been in a similar situation (Arab + non-Arab) with a real language/culture gap? How did it actually play out? Am I overthinking this, or are these legitimate concerns?

Thank you so much in advance.

دلوقتي أنا عايش في الإمارات عمري عدى ال ٣٠ وكنت خاطب وفسخت والصراحة حسيت في بنات بلاد الشام معظم اللي بدور عليه ف كنت بدور من المنطلق ده
لحد ما قابلت بنت جميلة من (الهند)
كدين (إسلام) وطباع مبدأية موجود فيها اللي بدور عليه

لكن خايف من اختلاف العادات والتقاليد والأكثر كمان اللغة
هي بتتكلم انجلش كويس جداً يمكن احسن مني وانا تمام بس ببقى مرتاح أكتر لما اتكلم بالعربي
مش عاوز ادخل في حوار خطوبة بعدين اتفاجئ بحاجه مكنتش واخد بالي منها أو مكملش

ايه رأيكم؟ وهل حد عدى بتجربة مماثلة يقولنا رأيه؟