Conversation between my sister and a Christian I dated about a year ago (I was in the bathroom):
My sister: well, you know Becca's pretty active on her Atheist forum.
Him: Becca's not an atheist.
My sister: (grunts) uh... yes she is.
Him: No she's not. She's a good person.
My sister: Yes she is, and yes she is.
When I got back to them, they were in a heated argument about it.
Me: Yes; I'm a non-believer. An atheist, if you will.
Him: You can't be.
Me: Well, I am.
He chuckled and changed the subject, then stopped responding to my texts the next day. I didn't really care. If he can't accept reality, I can't accept him. The funny thing is that he had no idea! I mean, I don't go around talking about it, but a lot of my friends, believers and non-believers, joke about my involvement in all things secular... often. He must have tuned them out.
Lemon, I'd have a talk with her ASAP. Just be up front, just in case she doesn't know. If she can't accept you for you, and you for her, you have your answer before you get too deeply involved.
My sister: well, you know Becca's pretty active on her Atheist forum.
Him: Becca's not an atheist.
My sister: (grunts) uh... yes she is.
Him: No she's not. She's a good person.
My sister: Yes she is, and yes she is.
When I got back to them, they were in a heated argument about it.
Me: Yes; I'm a non-believer. An atheist, if you will.
Him: You can't be.
Me: Well, I am.
He chuckled and changed the subject, then stopped responding to my texts the next day. I didn't really care. If he can't accept reality, I can't accept him. The funny thing is that he had no idea! I mean, I don't go around talking about it, but a lot of my friends, believers and non-believers, joke about my involvement in all things secular... often. He must have tuned them out.
Lemon, I'd have a talk with her ASAP. Just be up front, just in case she doesn't know. If she can't accept you for you, and you for her, you have your answer before you get too deeply involved.
