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[split] Heather121's Introduction Thread
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[split] Heather121's Introduction Thread
This one is pretty off topic but I think I'm just looking for some support. My boyfriend is a seven day Adventist and today we broke up because of it. We were together for a little over a year and I love him very much. I was raised to think freely and never realized how religious one person could possibly be. I was naive. A few months ago we started having arguments about religion. I even went to church with him several times and tried my best to be supportive, but I was slowly putting myself away. I was slowly shutting out the person I had grown to be. His religious views and absolute certainty about Christianity is so ridiculous to me I couldn't marry him and raise children to have that instilled in them too. We decided to do study sessions where he would teach me about Christianity and I would teach him about evolution (as if they were even comparable but that's what he picked as my counter argument). Everything he showed me and told me was such complete and utter BS I couldn't believe that he believed it! Today we had our final argument and decided that if we truly love each other we would have to let each other go because trying to make the other one happy just took away from our own happiness. Christianity makes him very happy and my opinions were getting in the way of that. I was just wondering if anyone else has dated someone religious and knows how I feel right now? Positive feedback would be great thanks everyone
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RE: AF Hall of Shame (Post Edition)
Hey Heather, welcome to the forum! Maybe try posting your message as a new thread. You're more likely to get responses. Also, there's an introduction section where you can say hello and tell us about yourself. Free blueberry muffins in there. Smile
(August 21, 2017 at 11:31 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: "I'm not a troll"
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RE: AF Hall of Shame (Post Edition)
(January 17, 2015 at 2:15 am)Heather121 Wrote:


I have an idea:

Step 1: Read the rules.

Step 2: Create an introductory thread.

Step 3: Ask your question in your intro thread or a new one you created for the purpose.

Thank you. That is all.
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RE: AF Hall of Shame (Post Edition)
Hi Heather, welcome Smile Yes, I think you'll get the best response if you copy your words over to a new topic. Otherwise any replies will get mixed up with this weird topic.
Feel free to send me a private message.
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RE: AF Hall of Shame (Post Edition)
Hi heather, just to let you know this thread isn't the place to start that discussion.

As others have said, start your own intro first.
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RE: [split] Heather121's Introduction Thread
Welcome

All I can say is you did the right thing by you.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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RE: [split] Heather121's Introduction Thread
You'd either have to have this as a taboo subject... science and religion.. wow that's huge.. I have to support your joint decision. I feel for you and hope you heal quickly.
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RE: [split] Heather121's Introduction Thread
Now that this is in the correct place, welcome aboard!

I can't give you much of an advice, but I can tell you that I've been married to a catholic girl for 10 years.... Every sunday, she goes to her mass... and I sleep in.
Apart from that... normal.
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RE: [split] Heather121's Introduction Thread
Sounds like the average Portuguese man Wink
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RE: [split] Heather121's Introduction Thread
I don't think you're coming back but I did make the offer so here are some welcome muffins

(August 21, 2017 at 11:31 pm)KevinM1 Wrote: "I'm not a troll"
Religious Views: He gay

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Hammy Wrote:and we also have a sheep on our bed underneath as well
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