He didn’t tell me much.  Both of his parents passed away, his father when he was around 17 years old and his mother when he was in his late twenties.  He’s 34 now…. amazing that he would act like this.  He had a large family brothers (around 7) and 2 sisters.  Two of his bothers passed away and one sister passed away.  he is the ‘baby’ of the family. He spoke very fondly of his mother and how much he missed her and wished she was still around. She was loving but stern. He spoke fondly of his father and of how much he respected his father.. but that he was also scared of getting into trouble or disciplined by his father.  His father would beat him if he was ever out of line and was very strict.  According to my ex this was only because his father loved him and wanted the best for him and his family.  His father would also sometimes hit his mother.  His religion was Muslim, and his father and family were devout Muslim. My ex was no longer a practicing his religion when we met but he still held on to the beliefs of his religion and expressed that he would someday soon become serious about his religion again…. Does that help?