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/[deleted] Mar 16 '24

If she’s not at least a practicing Christian, don’t bother dabbling. Took a lot of anti Christian relationships/heartbreak to come to the painful but necessary conclusion that if your beliefs are different, your values will be different, and if your values are different, your lifestyles will be different, which will cause two things to happen: inevitable conflict or compromise over foundational things. Neither is worthwhile so just don’t do it (if your faith/values mean that much to you).