Hi, summary of the previous post, my religious friend asked me and my gf to pretend we arent in a relationship around her.

I listened to what most of you said, and after reflecting for a few days, i sent her a text saying (not word for word, but close enough) “I’ve thought about what you said, i see you set a boundary but it goes against who i am, i dont like how i have to pretend to be someone im not around someone i call a friend. Thats a deal breaker.” No response, yet. We’ll see if she ignores me tomorrow morning in person, too.

I know most people said to just drop her immediately, but thats not what i want to do. I want to give her time to respond and not point fingers towards her, since shes still relatively early in life and has most likely been sheltered into these beliefs. I doubt she’ll change her mind, but i still want to see what she’ll say in response to being confronted. Im sure we all know whats going to happen in the end, though. Faith is one hard nut to crack.

Silent or not, its a response to me. I feel really guilty right now, i always have trouble standing up for myself, but i know its what i have to do to be a good friend. Honesty is key, right?

Thanks everyone for the reassurance on the last post, it helped me feel a better about my decision.

My girlfriend is pretty awesome, she helped me get through the “what ifs” i always tend to have. Does anyone else struggle with that? If anyone has good counters to overcoming it, let me know.

Anyways, thanks guys, ill keep you all updated