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In response to "maybe i'm just far enough from the situation to be able to say this, but if my family threatened to shun me because they didn't like my SO's religion " by kare

I have sort of that situation, and suspect it's harder to do that in real life than one might think. OTOH, both my sibs married nonCatholics.

Posted by loosilu at work (aka loosilu2) Sep 15 '10, 09:02

Oddly enough, the first one (a Lutheran) was harder for them to deal with than the second one (an agnostic). I guess my SIL was a good one to start with.

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i'm so thankful my parents have let me live my own life and make my own decisions. -- nm - kare Sep 15, 09:04 6
- you are very fortunate. -- nm - loosilu at work Sep 15, 09:05 4
  - i think they probably also knew that if they ever tried to go there, it would end badly ;) -- nm - kare Sep 15, 09:08 3
    - honestly, my folks would have had a much much harder time with cohabitation than marrying out of the religion. - loosilu at work Sep 15, 09:12 2
      - yeah, i'm pretty sure my folks haven't loved it when i've done that, but they respect that i'm an adult and can make my own decisions - kare Sep 15, 09:16 1
        
        the second part is there, sorta. But my mom in particular is convinced that people go to hell for that, and nothing can change her mind. - loosilu at work Sep 15, 09:21
- Word. - znufrii Sep 15, 09:05

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I have sort of that situation, and suspect it's harder to do that in real life than one might think. OTOH, both my sibs married nonCatholics.

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