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Anyone have any relationship advice for a christian / agnostic couple?

I am agnostic, and she is Roman Catholic. We are perfect for each other in every way except for this one not-so-little detail. We think we would be able to tolerate this difference, except when it comes to raising kids. Any thoughts?

Marriage between people of mixed beliefs can work out just fine, provided you both observe some ground rules. :) First, no making fun of or belittling each others beliefs, especially in front of the children if you have them. (Shouldn't they grow up being respectful of other people anyways?) Second, no trying to convert the other person or make them adhere to your religious rules; since she's the religious one, this would apply more to her. For a random example, you shouldn't have to give up meat on Fridays for Lent just because she does, and she shouldn't expect you to. People shouldn't go into relationships expecting to change people, especially trying to change something as major as a person's belief system. So far as the kids go, the ideal is a compromise. Each of you should feel free to share your beliefs with your kids without fear of ridicule or the other parent saying something like "Well no that's wrong because Daddy doesn't follow the 'correct' religion." I personally think it's best to allow children to choose whether or not they will follow a religion when they're old enough to understand the implications of what they're agreeing to. I've seen many children scared or bullied into religion, and it really can be psychologically damaging. With enough mutual respect, things can work out beautifully. I'm a Pagan married to an atheist for over 5 years now. :) Best of luck to you!

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Christian Relationship advice - how do I move on?

A little over a year ago, 1st May to be precise, I met a wonderful man and fell for him hard at my friend's wedding in the USA. In my gut, I knew it was a disaster waiting to happen but my heart refused to listen. We wanted the same things in life and seemed to have goals that we could both work toward or would be happy to support each other with. One issue - I was from Britain, he was from the USA. After four months friendship, feelings on both side turned to love. We decided that we could commit to a long-distance relationship temporarily, I made the decision that I would try to move to the USA. However, when we were together, things just never worked out. The pressure from him to move to the USA was immense. He couldn't understand why I just couldn't stay- the legal red tape was over his head. I had tension from his family - they were concerned about our relationship, everything from me being 2 years old, my faithfulness, my personal hygiene, my beliefs and my standards of dress. It caused a lot of friction. I must admit then I became a little paranoid myself because of all the hoops I was being to asked to jump through. This wasn't helping the situation I found myself in the UK, I was made redundant from my job, faced finanical stress and one of my family members was treated for cancer. Frankly, it was a very bleak period. Despite this, I went to visit him for Christmas. I was so excited to see him but yet he didn't seem as happy to see me at all. In fact, the whole visit was spent having fights and bitter discussions. A lot of the bitterness came from the fact we are both christian - we slipped up and committed sin. I learn from friends, this is happened before and as soon as it happens he dumps the girl. In my case, I wasn't completely guiltless but, since my baspism I had not been involved in any relationship because I had recommitted myself to God and was waiting for marriage. Looking back to it, it seemed as if he was looking for a cause to destroy our relationship. Days before my birthday, we had a fight - a big one - where he commented on that our relationship was pointless, and I said well maybe we should just break up then. I refused to talk any further. I never thought we would actually end there. I returned home a few days later absolutely shattered. A lot of bad blood passed between us for about two months afterwards. I pretty much tried everything to get him to talk about our relationship. There was unresolved things, but he didn't want to know. He politely referred to me a psycho to a mutual friend of ours. Its been two months now since I ceased all contact. I now have a new job, moved to a new city, renewed my faith and admitted my guilt to God, and restarted my life. Things are good most days. I am still stuck in a rut though. I have had a lot of advice from friends - pointless advice. I really want to move on in my life. To make my heart focus more on its commitments to God and build myself stronger. I became frustrated with myself, when I realise I have spent hours thinking about him for no reason. He is in a new relationship now (two months after ours ended) and is very happy I have learnt. I would appreciate any advice anyone could offer to help me move on...

Its good that you two broke up because you are a nice girl and deserve someone nice.he's not worth you.try not to think about him. Focus on your career. Spend quality time with your parents because they must want to spend time with you.keep faith in GOD.what you do to move on is to pray to GOD,pray to GOD to heal your pain and give you the strength to move on. God is the only one who can bring peace to your life.read the bible you will feel peace and you will get many answers. Focus on the good things in life.hope is the way to go. And god is the hope. When you feel sad listen to hillsong. At the cross, I could sing of your love this two are my fav.the words are so powerful you will feel the peace and strength to move on. Know yourself. Spend quality time with yourself.knowing more about you and understanding what you want will help you move on. Be strong, feel the strength because your strong because god is with you. Wait for the true sole mate and pray to GOD to send your true match to your life.