RE: My heart is breaking... I thought Christians are suppose to love "unconditionally"
December 29, 2015 at 2:47 pm
1. Are you sure that her distancing herself from you is due to your change in belief?
2. You do realize that unconditional love doesn't mean that she must love you as a romantic partner forever and ever, right? People's opinions and feelings for one another can change for a variety of reasons. I loved my ex-girlfriend with all my heart. She broke up with me (partially because I was a dumb ass 19 year old), and we didn't talk for many years. We're now best friends because I missed her as a friend and reached out to her, and that while a fair amount of the issues that lead to the dissolving of our romantic relationship remain, they don't affect our friendship. So, I still love her with all my heart, just in a different way. She's my best bud, almost like a sister to me.
3. Have you, you know, actually communicated your feelings and thoughts about what's going on to her? Successful relationships - friends, family, lovers, whatever - cannot survive without open and honest communication. If you think your relationship with her is worth keeping/salvaging/fighting for, you need to talk to her and lay it all out there. You really have nothing to lose. Just be sure that you don't cave in regarding your beliefs. Successful relationships also need respect, and if she can't respect what you believe (or don't believe), then the relationship won't be successful.
Good luck.
2. You do realize that unconditional love doesn't mean that she must love you as a romantic partner forever and ever, right? People's opinions and feelings for one another can change for a variety of reasons. I loved my ex-girlfriend with all my heart. She broke up with me (partially because I was a dumb ass 19 year old), and we didn't talk for many years. We're now best friends because I missed her as a friend and reached out to her, and that while a fair amount of the issues that lead to the dissolving of our romantic relationship remain, they don't affect our friendship. So, I still love her with all my heart, just in a different way. She's my best bud, almost like a sister to me.
3. Have you, you know, actually communicated your feelings and thoughts about what's going on to her? Successful relationships - friends, family, lovers, whatever - cannot survive without open and honest communication. If you think your relationship with her is worth keeping/salvaging/fighting for, you need to talk to her and lay it all out there. You really have nothing to lose. Just be sure that you don't cave in regarding your beliefs. Successful relationships also need respect, and if she can't respect what you believe (or don't believe), then the relationship won't be successful.
Good luck.
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