In your heart and mind you already know this union isn't a good idea.
What others said is very true. 1.5 yrs is very young love and very idealistic but you are also wise enough to see future problems due to the religious differences, probably due to the fact you are 31 and not 19. Asking him to compromise his religion is no more fair than asking you to compromise yours. If you both feel strongly about your religion then this is a no-win situation. Several years down the road, the love would turn to resentment, regret and possibly even stronger damaging feelings.
I believe there is more than one person out there for each of us. I love my husband very much after 27 years, but it is a very different love than it was 25 years ago. It is more tolerant, deeper and wiser. There are times I could shake him silly just as I know he gets frustrated with me, but we are committed to each other and share the same religion, values and ideas. If we did not share those things, we would have divorced many years ago I believe.
He sounds like a wonderful man and you sound like a lovely woman - maybe just not together. Life is a struggle at the best of times and if you both come from different directions, it can be overwhelming and lead to much unhappiness for you both.
In your future, you may often think back and romanticize this relationship and ask questions like, "I wonder if it would have worked", or "Did I make the right decision", or other similar questions. Your memories will always have the romantic feelings attached since you haven't had the years in the relationship for the glow to wear off and real life to begin.
The love between couples changes over the years and once the "rosiness" of young love wears off, the challenge of "real" living takes over and it's not always an easy road. If you start out with major issues like this against you, the going can get pretty rough.
I pray that you find peace with your situation.
What others said is very true. 1.5 yrs is very young love and very idealistic but you are also wise enough to see future problems due to the religious differences, probably due to the fact you are 31 and not 19. Asking him to compromise his religion is no more fair than asking you to compromise yours. If you both feel strongly about your religion then this is a no-win situation. Several years down the road, the love would turn to resentment, regret and possibly even stronger damaging feelings.
I believe there is more than one person out there for each of us. I love my husband very much after 27 years, but it is a very different love than it was 25 years ago. It is more tolerant, deeper and wiser. There are times I could shake him silly just as I know he gets frustrated with me, but we are committed to each other and share the same religion, values and ideas. If we did not share those things, we would have divorced many years ago I believe.
He sounds like a wonderful man and you sound like a lovely woman - maybe just not together. Life is a struggle at the best of times and if you both come from different directions, it can be overwhelming and lead to much unhappiness for you both.
In your future, you may often think back and romanticize this relationship and ask questions like, "I wonder if it would have worked", or "Did I make the right decision", or other similar questions. Your memories will always have the romantic feelings attached since you haven't had the years in the relationship for the glow to wear off and real life to begin.
The love between couples changes over the years and once the "rosiness" of young love wears off, the challenge of "real" living takes over and it's not always an easy road. If you start out with major issues like this against you, the going can get pretty rough.
I pray that you find peace with your situation.
