I haven’t really as I tend to partner people who have similar core values and no fixed religion but more a spiritual interest. I have seen for example friends date quite strict Muslim guys and it means they won’t be intimate with them whilst dating, they have to behave in certain ways in public, they have to go off and pray at multiple times during the day, they expect the woman to be a certain way and the family dynamic. The relationship never worked out, since one always had to be inauthentic either not allowed to follow the religion they wanted or being restricted. I don’t believe a relationship should compromise you at all. Sure you might make compromises on where to go for the day etc but it shouldn’t make you have to compromise yourself/ your joy or your spiritual path.
RE: When The Meaning Of Words Are Hijacked
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When The Meaning Of Words Are Hijacked
I think there is a difference between, on the one hand, ruling out a relationship from the outset where I classify a person as a strict religious believer and, on the other hand, without having made this conscious decision, simply not seeming to end up in such relationships at all. Personally, I have never had a relationship with men who clearly came from a different cultural background, which in no way means that I actively reject it, just that I do not actively seek it. I know some women who have succumbed or succumbed to the fascination of men from other cultural backgrounds who, after the initial attraction of this otherness wore off, were eventually unable to overcome the cultural hurdles and the relationship therefore broke down.
Since you can never really say with absolute certainty beforehand, such excursions into other cultures are always both an opportunity and a risk.
I mean the same I also haven’t rly attracted it or it’s drifted apart pretty quickly. I do think at points ppl hold onto relationships that are clearly out of alignment tho for company or not being willing to leave as have kids etc
If it’s still highly triggering rather than stagnant and out of alignment it could be a good space to do inner work from