Groom discovers new wife has a beard

[The Northerner]

An Arab ambassador called off his wedding after discovering his wife-to-be, who had worn a face-covering veil whenever they met, was bearded and cross-eyed, the Gulf News reports.

The envoy had only met the woman a few times, during which she had hidden her face behind a niqab, or face-covering veil, the paper said on Wednesday.

After the marriage contract was signed, the ambassador attempted to kiss his bride-to-be, upon which he discovered she had facial hair and was cross-eyed, it said.

The ambassador told an Islamic Sharia court in the United Arab Emirates that he was tricked into the marriage as the woman's mother had shown his own mother pictures of her sister instead of her, the report said.

He sued for the contract to be annulled and also demanded the woman pay him 500,000 dirhams ($156,330) for clothes, jewellery and other gifts he had bought for her.

The court annulled the contract but rejected the ambassador's demand for compensation.

The report did not identify the ambassador nor give any further details.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/mp/6788732/groom-discovers-new-wife-has-a-beard/

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Keep 'em covered, guys.

Them women ain't got nothin' to hide...

[Sebastian Doyle]

1. He must have married Ron Christie

[Raine]

2. LOL

:spray: :thumbsup:

[Stinky The Clown]

18. Ron Christie has a beard?

[Sebastian Doyle]

26. If he didn't shave for a few days because he was wearing a Burqa

he probably would. :evilgrin:

[JI7]

3. and how many times have women(or even girls) married some ugly way older

looking guy but were unable to get a divorce.

[zazen]

5. c'mon, when you're 14 you LOVE a 60-year-old with foetid breath, rotting teeth, and rolls of fat

Mind you, I've met some really hot 60-somethings. I'm just referring to the types of pigs who'd avail themselves of their "right" to buy a child bride and beat and impregnate her at will.

[lonestarnot]

4. Shame on him! What crap arranged marriages.

He could have bought her some hair remover and some glasses. :crazy:

[MissHoneychurch]

6. So much to

character is more important .... poor woman.

[Monk06]

7. She got to keep all the gear and will end up marrying someone who loves her.

All is good

[Tailormyst]

21. The second part is highly un likely.

She will probably have no choice in if or when she marries.

[Monk06]

22. True but its nice to hope she ends up having a decent life at least.

[Tailormyst]

24. I know, but the reality is that these women rarely do.

And we can't lose sight of the hell that many of our sisters live in every day. We are so fortunate to have been born here.

[TexasObserver]

8. Isn't this how Jacob got Leah as his first wife?

He thought he was marrying Rachel.

And it was his uncle for whom he had worked seven years who pulled the trick on him. Not to be dissuaded, Jacob worked seven more years to marry Rachel as his second wife. It's a good thing, too, because otherwise, we wouldn't have the marvelous coat of many colors story or Joseph being sold into slavery.

[Behind the Aegis]

9. I really misread this the first time I saw the title.

I thought it said "Groom discovers new wife is a beard" and thought, "oh, it must be an "Onion" piece about someone being outed." Turns out is an actual story and a sad one at that.

I guess he didn't know the phrase "buyer beware." Of course, the real tragedy is not that he "didn't get what he paid for," but that a woman was "bought" and yet, he is, somehow, the victim. :puke:

[theHandpuppet]

12. I thought the same thing

Only to discover this is what some on DU consider humor. :puke: And of course the OP will be followed by a stream of sexist bullcrap "jokes".

[xultar]

15. Add me to that list.

[JerseygirlCT]

19. Amen to that nt

[leftofcool]

10. Hey! A little menopausal moustache never hurt anybody!

[xultar]

14. But rug burn is a killer.

Just sayin.

[leftofcool]

20. LOL!

[Kolesar]

11. "She was sitting on it"

[no_hypocrisy]

13. Caveat emptor.

[Crabby Appleton]

16. Look before you leap. nt

[seaker]

17. Didn't like her natural veii?

Seems that in that culture he would have had to pay extra...

[TexasObserver]

23. It's usually a new wife discovering she's a beard.

Please remember to tip your wait staff.

I'll be here all week.

[nc4bo]

25. Mama always said: "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get." LOL

:rofl:

[farmout rightarm]

27. That's a real no-shit man bites dog story!

:rofl:

[AnnieBW]

28. Laser Hair Removal will take care of that!

The woman must have Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) or other hormonal imbalance that causes excessive hirsutism. A few laser hair removal treatments will clear that up. It did for me!