Originally Posted by double entendre

I have always questioned my Catholic upbringing, but I never had the guts to myself that I just didn't believe any of it until earlier this year. But this isn't the forum for that.
So I've been dating this girl for just over a year now. When we first started out, I told her that I believed in Jesus Christ as a messiah but I wasn't sure exactly how we should interpret his work. To be honest, at that point in time I was whole-heartedly agnostic (if that makes any sense). She is and was raised as a non-denominational Christian. Anyway, by March of this year, I accepted that God simply did not exist (please don't get into this aspect of the post). I have been hinting at my atheism for quite some time to her, but she is the type that will just ignore something until it is layed on her explicitly, not that she is stupid or anything.
I can honestly say that I love her. She doesn't talk about Jesus all the time like one might expect from somebody of her faith, so the whole religious aspect of her person doesn't bother me. I am just not sure of her opinion of atheists. For all I know, I could be getting dumped tonight, but I can't wait any longer to tell her.
What I wanted to know is if anybody has had a similar experience with their significant others. What are the chances that she'll break up with me over it?

Originally Posted by double entendre

I have always questioned my Catholic upbringing, but I never had the guts to myself that I just didn't believe any of it until earlier this year. But this isn't the forum for that.
So I've been dating this girl for just over a year now. When we first started out, I told her that I believed in Jesus Christ as a messiah but I wasn't sure exactly how we should interpret his work. To be honest, at that point in time I was whole-heartedly agnostic (if that makes any sense). She is and was raised as a non-denominational Christian. Anyway, by March of this year, I accepted that God simply did not exist (please don't get into this aspect of the post). I have been hinting at my atheism for quite some time to her, but she is the type that will just ignore something until it is layed on her explicitly, not that she is stupid or anything.
I can honestly say that I love her. She doesn't talk about Jesus all the time like one might expect from somebody of her faith, so the whole religious aspect of her person doesn't bother me. I am just not sure of her opinion of atheists. For all I know, I could be getting dumped tonight, but I can't wait any longer to tell her.
What I wanted to know is if anybody has had a similar experience with their significant others. What are the chances that she'll break up with me over it?

Originally Posted by Satans Handicapped Helper

Everyone knows atheists are gay. I'll pray for you, you big atheist homo.

Originally Posted by double entendre

Thanks for the advice averybody. I did end up telling her tonight, and I have to say it went surprisingly well, all things considered. I didn't know if she would be fine with it or hate me, since she is a regular church attending/ mildly youth group-like Christian. We went and saw Superbad, which I thought might put her in a better mood to take the news. When we got back to my house, we settled down to watch tv.

I put it to her blunt, figuring I should do it like a Band-Aid (one motion!). Immediately tears filled her eyes and I thought I had made the wrong choice. From there, I slowly coaxed her into conversation. I explained my basic opinions. I told her that I would accept her way of life if she would accept mine. She told me how she wanted to be with me in heaven and that she had lost that opportunity, but she would still live with me here on good ol' Earth (no, those weren't her words). An hour and a long conversation later, she tells me how glad she is that I told her.

TL/DR: Mission Accomplished.