outer religious dating... yay or nay?

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Permalink Reply by Adria on December 9, 2008 at 4:06pm

Well I have never dated a pagan the only pagans that i have met have been females and i am not a lesbian so that doesn't help in my search for a mate. All this is to say that i have been left to date people of other faiths (mainly Christian) and most of the time they were not very understanding of my beliefs so we would end up not really discussing anything about religion.I hope one day i meet someone who is understanding and supportive of my faith as i would be supportive of his.

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Permalink Reply by Scott on December 10, 2008 at 11:52am

Since I'm the only Panentheist I know personally, pretty much any dating is outer religious dating for me. I don't see any problems with it so long as both parties are respectful of the other person's beliefs, which when you get right down to it, they really ought to be anyway if they're dating.

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Permalink Reply by HEXtraordinary on December 10, 2008 at 12:19pm

I am not at all fond of dating outside my faith. Paganism is a LIFESTYLE -- not just a faith. I find that trying to date someone outside of a shared lifestyle is ASKING for trouble. I tried dating 'openminded Chrisitans', agnostics, atheists, etc. It never works. There is NEVER the connection I get from dating someone who shares my beliefs. I stick to my own unless they prove to me that they can truly handle my pagan lifestyle and belief system and are openminded not only to the concepts of it -- but the possibility of their mind opening to seeing things they have never encountered before. I am happiest with another pea from the same pod.

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Permalink Reply by dragonprincess86 on December 11, 2008 at 9:12pm

I am Wiccan, my current boyfriend is Buddhist and he is very understanding and wonderful. My ex claimed to be Christian and he was an abusive jerk that not only had a problem with me having a different religion, but had a problem with my having any individual thoughts. I have known Christians that aren't bad and have successful relationships with Pagans. My point is that it doesn't matter about what religion you are and if your boyfriend/girlfriend is a different religion or not, it just matters who that person is inside and if he/she is right for you.

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Permalink Reply by kat bruce on December 19, 2008 at 9:54am

thank you all soooo much! you all had wonderful things to contribute!
and i thank each of you for your reply!

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Permalink Reply by Felix Moon on December 20, 2008 at 11:42am

Most of the people I have dated was very intrigued with the fact that my mother threatened to poison them with herbs if they ever did anything that I didnt want to do. They were also very fasinated with the fact that I knew how to use herbs for things other than cooking. So i dont see where the problem would be as long as youris straight forward with them. Even my husband now is interested in learning.

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Permalink Reply by Damien Fire Water on December 22, 2008 at 12:24pm

Well in my oppinion as long as the person you're dating has no problem with your religion and you have no problem with theirs then everything will work out, 'cause your loving them for who they are, and they're loving you for who you are.

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