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I've never dated anyone who practices religion, much less a devout one.

Posted by Hotkiss (aka hotkiss7348) Feb 24 '11, 09:09

We talked about it quite a bit, but he insists he doesn't mind if I drink or smoke, and also doesn't believe I'll go to hell for it or anything. In fact he popped open a beer *for* me even though I didn't mind abstaining in front of him.

Also, his 2 devout sisters married atheists but both the men eventually converted.

The possibility of how such a relationship would go is playing out in my mind in so many ways.

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My wife and most recent former longterm ex were polar opposites on this matter. - Strongbad Feb 24, 09:41
Wouldn't you eventually *want* to have premarital sex? (Serious question) -- nm - con_carne Feb 24, 09:29 1
- Nope. -- nm - Random eunuch Feb 24, 09:31
How did you meet him? How long have you known him? -- nm - amoxy Feb 24, 09:23 4
- he came traveling through here back in January, then I invited him back and he actually took me up on it - Hotkiss Feb 24, 09:29 3
  - of course it makes a difference. he's in laid back, non-stressed, no family pressure travel mode. - Andie Feb 24, 09:33 2
    - The family pressure is what I was getting at - amoxy Feb 24, 09:35
    - Yup. Vacation mode is as far from real life as you can get. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 09:34
I do give the guy a bit of credit since he flew that far to see you with no intention of jamming you. -- nm - Spawn Feb 24, 09:16 1
- I'm baffled that someone could actually do that -- nm - dogbert Feb 24, 09:22
sometime, devotion to a religion is as much about cultural signifiers as it is about theology. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 09:12 3
- (for the record, the guy is American, not Tunisian) -- nm - Hotkiss Feb 24, 09:14 2
  - There's a lot of different cultures in america when it comes to this. - Will Hunting Feb 24, 09:17
  - in that case, the same observation applies. -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 09:15
Don't worry about it...the big decisions for it are years away. - Will Hunting Feb 24, 09:12
Seems like the sex thing would be a... hindrance. - Spawn Feb 24, 09:11 4
- And they when they do eventually have marital sex, is it only for procreation? - con_carne Feb 24, 09:32 1
  - I know a real life couple in their 20's who only have sex when they are trying to have a child - Epiphany Feb 24, 09:47
- yes, I would find this concerning... -- nm - znufrii Feb 24, 09:13
- agreed - it can go so wrong - on so many levels -- nm - Epiphany Feb 24, 09:12
You think he'll convert you? -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 24, 09:10

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