Love or Religion?
By honeylore23
@honeylore23 (1081)
United States
January 21, 2008 7:35am CST
When I was in college, I worked to one of my teacher and I have accidentally read the letter of her boyfriend. (I didn't intend to read it, but then it was open and the letter really caught my attention).
In the letter, she was asked to choose between her religion and her boyfriend. If she would choose religion, they will broke, but if he choose her boyfriend, she will accept her boyfriend's religion and give up her past religion. She choose the first one. But I do think she was really hurt. If you happen to be encounter they same situation, what would you choose?
It really made me think a lot, coz for me it is really a dilemma. It is difficult to choose between the two.
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3 responses
@graedragon (329)
• United States
22 Jan 08
I would have to say it would be no choice. I would go with my boyfriend. If I did truley love him then there would be no dilmma. I see it this way, without love in your life then what else is there. There is also the love of reliegion and this for many people is a big part of their lives but if you can't be with the one you love then are you really HAPPY!!
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@drknlvly6781 (6246)
• United States
24 Jan 08
I just had to ask. How can you propose a person would be truly happy, when they are to give up everything they have believed in for a person. To be truly happy you should be with someone who loves you for who you are, not to change you. If someone wants to be with you to change who you are, isn't it safe to say they really don't love the real you?
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@anetteh (3590)
• Sweden
21 Jan 08
Well, if this man really did love her, he would never have asked her to do so. We are different and we have to accept our differences. Even if it has to do with religion. We can not change our faith and believes just because of love. And in my opinion it is not right.
@drknlvly6781 (6246)
• United States
21 Jan 08
It is a difficult decision, but if that person really loved your teacher, he would have never asked her to make such a decision. You are supposed to be with a person because you accept them wholeheartedly. A relationship's purpose isn't to change one, its to blend together.
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@GyurlTrini (67)
• Trinidad And Tobago
22 Jan 08
I agree wholeheartedly!
I would think that if someone truely loved someone else, while it may be an obstacle to overcome, they wouldn't insist that the person change their ways, valus, etc. (but it's a whole other thing though if the person's lifestyle does not allow for the individuals in the relationship to spend quality time together as that can be detrimental to the relationship).
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@drknlvly6781 (6246)
• United States
24 Jan 08
It is a whole other thing, but both people have to decide if this is something that they want to deal with if they want the relationship to work.
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