Questions Questions Questions, Girls Beware! 
When aunties who are trying to fix you up with "eligible bachelors" say
one thing, it really means another....

1.  "I'm very close to his family"
We parked next to them once at Eid prayers.

2.  "He speaks English fluently"
He passed the ESL exams.

3.  "He comes from a good family"
His father is a Doctor.

4.  "He looks younger than his age"
Yeah, compared to his parents!

5.  "He's good looking"
(Where do we start with this one??)
He's not bald......yet
His stomach isn't hanging out
Still has all his teeth.

6.  "He's been here (USA) nearly all his life"
He left his homeland at age 19 on a student visa, came here then
dropped out of college.

7.  "Just meet him, it can't hurt"
He's desperate.

8.  "He's religious"
You'll be going to Hajj for your honeymoon.

9.  "He's not too religious"
He's had six previous girlfriends.

10. "He's well educated"
He paid $1,000 to get a Ph.D.

11. "He's been previously married...but only to an American"
He married her because he needed a greencard.

12. "He has a good job"
He's working on getting his OWN 7 eleven.

13. "He's at the right age for marriage"
He's almost 40.

14. "Can they talk over the phone first?"
He's fat, ugly, big-nosed, and dresses funny.

15. "He's wealthy"
His father's a Doctor.

16. "He's heard so many good things about you"
He stared at you throughout some wedding.

17. "He's a DOCTOR" (how can you refuse?)
(OK, there's several possibilities here..)
a)  He's a shrink
b)  He has a Ph.D. In religious studies
c)  Actually...he's a dentist
d)  He works in a hospital as a nurse
e)  He dropped out of med. school

18. "He's independent"
He lives on his own....with his girlfriend/mother.

19. "He's a distant relative"
He's from THAT part of the family you disowned.

20. "He keeps in touch with his cultural background"
....just the food part of it.

21. "He's well mannered"
He knows all the right pick-up lines.

22. "He's a well rounded person"
He's got love handles like the rings of Saturn.

23. "He's active in community functions"
He only goes to check out the eligible girls.

24. "He's family oriented"
He still lives with his parents, and his Mama does his laundry