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Hah! I could use one of those.
I don’t like how it implies that the person should take up new religious views. It’s like curing alcoholism with a heroin addiction. j/k
I pretty much stopped needing heroin once I began ritualistically murdering people. I realize now that the heroin was just self medicating to hide my true personality.
Much happier now.
It’s the holidays! Munch on a baby with cranberry dressing.
Pah. everyone knows that babies should be served in aspic.
Mayo, FFSMS
Actually, it more implies that the party with the “outdated religious views” needs to be less of a hard-ass about said values. Don’t really see a “believe this, instead of this” view being espoused.
That’s what I thought. “It’s been fun, but you won’t have sex with me until we’re married, so I have to let you go.”
Also possible, “I thought you were nice, but you believe that god created the world in literally 7 days 6000 years ago – I can’t be with someone that stupid. Take care.” Or, “We really had a blast until I found out you think gay people are sinners.”
I know I’m not the only one who years ago could have been the dumpee based on our *ugh* sincere, believing christianity.
Erk.
I haven’t had to deal with the threat of any relationships with christians, though!
At least none that wouldn’t have failed for other incompatibilities anyway.
Yes. Two of my best relationships in college were screwed by religion, and I’m not apologizing for the metaphor.
Religion ain’t helping the marriage either.
I actually like my babies Barbecued, with a little ‘duck sauce’ on top. But seriously folks, I’m happy that my wife and I share similar views on religion. WE DON”T NEED IT!
Got LBF’ed (“Let’s Be Friends”-ed) by the woman I was dating yesterday (via Facebook around 3:00pm) because she realized she can’t be with an atheist or agnostic. Disturbingly appropriate timing…
Yep, that’s sad and disturbing. It goes the other way too, and takes a while before you really feel the knowledge that you’re better off….
Ex wife cheated on me with and became a Mormon. Man, I thought she was smarter than that. Current girlfriend/domestic partner goes back and forth about religion. Sometimes I can talk sense to her, other times not. Unfortunately she got seriously indoctrinated as a child; speaking in tongues, burning records and books, hating the gays, etc.. Everything but the snakes I guess. She started going to church again a few weeks ago.
Can I pick ‘em or what?
I’m in a great relationship with a religious girl. She knows I’m an atheist and we never collide on it. We’ve discussed what we believe in calm and reasoned interesting discussions. Obviously when I read stories like this I have a slight fear that one day she’ll go become a burqa wearing Wahhabi Muslim and tell me to convert or she’s leaving, but for the most part I think that it is unlikely.
So hopefully I won’t ever have to use this card, lol.
Mark the Pilgrim – Don’t listen to all the naysayers. People can believe different things and still be perfectly happy together, as long as they’re both mutually respectful of each other. We all know plenty of happy couples who are members of different churches or none at all. I get the sense that some of the previous commenters either weren’t so respectful themselves or were with people who weren’t.
We only live once, so if your girlfriend makes you happy, don’t screw it up by over-thinking the religion issue. (She says, speaking from experience …) Anyway, I’ve got my fingers crossed for ya. :)
Hi Mark
First of all: All the best for your relationship.
Your differences in religion might become a problem when your relationship gets into a crisis. There are lots of ‘little things’ that do not really bother you in general but might weigh in when there are other problems arising.
But that is true for non religious things too of course :).