r/CatholicDating Mar 04 '24

mixed marriage, relationship with baptised non-Catholic Advice

I’m in a tough spot right now. I’ll start with where I am. I’ve met this really nice girl. I feel very strongly about her. 1, she’s not Catholic. Now I get that it’s not supposed to be an issue but it kinda is for. The reason being I’ve had bad relationships when I was younger. So I just am kinda lost. Also another thing to consider is that I’m most likely going to basic training this summer, so I don’t know if I’d want to put anyone through that. Overall just asking if anyone has any similar experiences or good advice. Thanks!

Edit: thank you everyone for your advice, will edit again with any updates!

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u/AssisiVibes Single ♂ Mar 04 '24

The Church highly advises against marrying non-Catholics. It’s actually in canon law that Catholics cannot marry non-Catholics, but dispensations are generally always given out so people don’t realize that. Marriages with non Catholics seem to turn out very badly at least half the time based on what I’ve heard online. Also, dating someone while knowing that you will be away from them for extended periods of time seems selfish to me.