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Thu, 09/11/2008 - 3:00am by Anonymous
My ex-boyfriend and I were together for four and half years. About a year and a half into the relationship he cheated on me one drunken night and I forgave him. We've been in a really good place since and have come such a long way as a couple. About a month ago we broke up because he said he didn't feel that he was ready (in his career and referring to marriage) to give me what I need and want. I was absolutely crushed, devastated and misereble. I am an only child and very close to my parents — I'm 24 and still live at home while I save for a down payment. They immediately rallied at my side, and one night I broke down and told them that he had cheated; they were livid.
My parents are very religious and conservative, and while I share many of the same beliefs as them I also feel that I am my own person. About three weeks ago I got an email from my ex telling me how he had made the biggest mistake of his life. It turns out he wanted to tell me sooner but my dad had called him after the breakup and told him not to contact me because it would only make things harder. I was upset to learn that! I agreed to meet with him that night to talk and he expressed his sincere feelings that he wants to spend his life with me. I was so excited, but my parents were not They couldn't see past the cheating and didn't understand why I would stay with someone who did that to me. What is very much in the past for my ex and me is still very fresh for them.
My dad decided that if I get back together with him I have to move out. He said he can't stand to see me get hurt again and that I would need to be on my own to deal with it. Obviously I love this man very much or I would not have been with him for so long. While I appreciate my dad's concern, I feel that his ultimatum is unfair, and either way I'm heart-broken. My ex even wanted to sit down with my parents and apologize for his actions, but my dad doesn't want to hear what he has to say. The last thing I want to do is cause some kind of rift between my parents and me but I feel like either way I will. My ex really wants to prove to me and to my parents that he is a good guy and capable of making their daughter happy. I fear that they will never think he is good enough now. I'm at a complete loss. Does anyone have advice for me?
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Dear Sugar,
My boyfriend and I are discussing marriage. I was brought up in an Italian Catholic family, and although I am not very active in my faith, the traditions and values that have been passed down are still very important to me. My boyfriend, on the other hand, was raised Catholic but is now Agnostic. I knew this when we started dating, and it's never bothered me. I admire that he has searched for his own truth and is happy with his own beliefs. I have fallen in love with a kind and generous person, and his beliefs, or lack thereof, really don't have any influence on my feelings.
The problem is now that we are discussing marriage, I would like to honor the traditions in my family and marry in a Catholic church. He is willing to do so but has mentioned that it would make him feel uncomfortable, and I really want this day to be about the two of us. We have discussed other options, but for some reason they are just not sitting well with me. I know I can't change his feelings or mine but I worry about the future and how this will impact our children and our relationship. I am one to fight for love, but in this situation is love enough?
— Religion Woes Rachael
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