You've all been so helpful. Her Religion is the single most important thing in her life. Of course I have time for my SOs, of course I give of myself to them. Much better to marry in the faith if possible. You are atheist and that's not changing. Takes some getting use to.


You got some good advice from the other posters on how to maintain contact. I know kids and a house will make our time together challenging, but for as long as I have known him his family is the most important thing and he makes sure to keep a strong relationships between them. Submit a new text post. At the beginning of the relationship, which is not long ago, he use to carry out conversations, even while working. And that my friend, is just a hint of the extent of the brain wash that Mormons experience. Their values and the values of popular western culture are wildly disparate, which can be tough for them to navigate early in life. And her husband now is dead and she is left to wonder about their future. I went in thinking "oh, we can definitely do this. Now I feel sadness for losing out because of fear, and a cult mindset. What goes on in those sacred temples.
My boyfriend is in his second year of residency, and I'm still adjusting to this new situation. I didn't even believe. Edited 1 time s. The point made was that a parallel can be drawn between interfaith and interracial marriages.
I'm so sorry to hear this. Dozens of missionaries have told me that the gender ratios in other countries are far, far worse. Be open-minded; accept that different people have different beliefs, and that they do not always have to match with yours. The history of racism and violence is upsetting. You might need more than he can give. Just going to jump in and then jump out I remember how idealistic I was back then, but here's reality: You will be without him most of the time.