I don't want to get all *emotional* here, but over the past few years, since I've slowly departed from Christianity, and finally all religion -- I've lost three (what I thought) good friends. They are Christian. The first two were sort of gradual, you know, not returning calls, texts, etc. But, this last one was a very abrupt ending. She never let on really that my 'choice' was going to be a problem for her.
I'd be lying if I said this didn't bother me. When we make choices in life, we may lose people over them. I can sit here and say all day long, 'yea, well, fuck them. They weren't my real friends, I guess.' But, it still hurts. I miss their friendship. And I could also sit here and say, 'yea, Christians are phony, etc...' But, when you lose good friends, you just miss them.
So, I just wanted to ask you all, if you experienced anything similar, with loved ones, significant others, and/or friends, and how did you handle it? Did your friendships/relationships ever recover?
I'd be lying if I said this didn't bother me. When we make choices in life, we may lose people over them. I can sit here and say all day long, 'yea, well, fuck them. They weren't my real friends, I guess.' But, it still hurts. I miss their friendship. And I could also sit here and say, 'yea, Christians are phony, etc...' But, when you lose good friends, you just miss them.
So, I just wanted to ask you all, if you experienced anything similar, with loved ones, significant others, and/or friends, and how did you handle it? Did your friendships/relationships ever recover?
