I am soon to be leaving the UK to head to Bahrain to live and work as a Beauty Therapist with my partner.
You are married, right? Technically, if not, then 'shacking up' is against the law in all Gulf states....it's done, however like everything else over here everything is fine until something happens or goes wrong, much like the situation on the roads etc. as mentioned in previous posts.
Overall not a bad place to be at all once you recognize where you stand and come to terms with it.
Good luck