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Losty · June 29, 2014 at 9:30 pm

I don't know. I could possibly get passed the religion, but I couldn't be with someone so mentally unstable that they truly believe they have visions.

**vorlon13** · June 29, 2014 at 9:36 pm

(IANMTU) I had a gay christian boyfriend many years ago, and he was pretty strict about it. As per what I later describe (and criticise) others for doing, he was a cafeteria variety christian, but even in those days my steep lack of 'devoutness' annoyed him.

To his credit (I guess) he did manage to connect with another young man, similarly religious, and they were together many years.

I appreciate the mindset that maybe it is not fair to either party to try to bridge certain gaps, however, I've also encountered gay and straight couples that boggle my mind in there divergent views, and they still manage to make the relationship work.

~~ShaMan~~ · June 29, 2014 at 9:38 pm

(June 29, 2014 at 9:30 pm)Losty Wrote: I couldn't be with someone so mentally unstable that they truly believe they have visions.

Not the 'visions' described in the OP for sure.

Mudhammam · (This post was last modified: June 29, 2014 at 9:54 pm by Mudhammam.)

Be respectful, treat him as you normally would, loving and caring for him, and because you do, never feel bad for calling out his bullshit and redirecting him when he becomes proudly irrational.

**The Grand Nudger** · June 29, 2014 at 10:02 pm

(June 29, 2014 at 8:07 pm)sweetjalepeno Wrote: He says he is fine with practicing his religion alone, but I dont know if this can actually work

It can work just fine, this is coming from experience. I'd have somebody check his head if I loved him though......

**Minimalist** · June 29, 2014 at 10:21 pm

Does he have any good qualities?

How old is he?

Elskidor · June 29, 2014 at 10:26 pm

Sounds like there is a bad moon rising. Good luck.

**Jenny A** · June 29, 2014 at 11:26 pm

Whether it's a problem in your relationship only you can say. I'd have the talk about how you would raise your children sooner rather than later though.

Angrboda · June 30, 2014 at 1:17 pm

Question: Have you talked to him about your concerns about your religious differences?

As to the overall question....

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Insufficient data....

There are too many ways a relationship can go wrong or right to pin it on one variable. Only time will truly tell.

I echo the concerns about his "visions," but perhaps he just doesn't have strong reality checks. That in itself is not necessarily a deal breaker.

I'd suggest the most important variable here is your intuition. Perhaps that you're asking the question is already a signal from your subconscious....

~~John V~~ · June 30, 2014 at 2:39 pm

2 Cor 6
14 Do not be unequally yoked together with unbelievers. For what fellowship has righteousness with lawlessness? And what communion has light with darkness? 15 And what accord has Christ with Belial? Or what part has a believer with an unbeliever?

Since he's reading his Bible more, he'll eventually get to the above. Might as well point it out to him now and ask him why he's engaged to you. Whole lot easier to break off an engagement than get a divorce.

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