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Would you try to overcome a categorical refusal?

If you were considering potential love interests, and found someone that caught your eye, (would you try / have you tried) to overcome their categorical refusal to date any agnostics/atheists?
Please elaborate...

GoodMan 7 Mar 23
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No, if they don't want me as I am, then I don't want them.

marga Level 7 Mar 23, 2018

I agree.

I'm with the ladies on this one.

9

Why waste time and energy? Plenty of singles here.

Ok, I'll try that. I'd love to meet a single agnostic/atheist female.

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Works the other way for me. Regardless of how strongly I might be attracted, I see no point in trying to generate a true personal, romantic relationship with someone who believes that God takes care of everything and that our purpose on Earth is to be his servant.. R

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No, I would not. Their loss, not mine.

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No means no

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Nope. If it has come up at an early stage of the relationship, it's clearly a deal breaker for them, and you waste time and energy trying to make headway. When I see "God is important to me" in a tinder profile, I swipe left baby!

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No! If they are not interested, that is that. The days of playing "hard to get" are over.

4

No, life is too short. A friend of mine use to say "I don't bark up a dead dog's a$$" What I have found is that the believer will spend a lot of time trying to show me the error of my ways. And that is time that I can never get back, so why waste it?

I might have to use that, "bark up a dead dog's ass."...lol

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no, I would move on immediately.

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I just cannot imagine "going after" someone with that many strikes against that person and I having a good relationship.

But then what I value, and what you value may be miles apart.

For ex, I treasure quiet, calm, anti-drama. Some folks enjoy heated discussions tho'.....

I think I understand your point, and I agree.

3

No. If their mind is that closed, I would not be interested in the first place.

3

No.

I've found that 'No' means just that, 🙂

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No. They need to impress me, not the other way around.

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Do you mean that NO that means YES? 🙂

Jagga Level 4 Mar 23, 2018

That's not what I mean...lol

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NO!

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NO.

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No

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No. If I get a refusal, case closed. I wouldn't be a pest.

Deb57 Level 8 Mar 24, 2018
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Why? Wanting to date a religious person makes no sense.

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Not a chance in hell. Not that the opportunity would ever arise, but that would seem to be a rather stupid thing to do.

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In the past I would have should the phermones be that strong. Now as an elder I am wisened to the world ways. Phermones shmermones. I would pursue the zealot for reasons other than a traditional relationship. The zealot & the atheist might have whole universes of commonality other than a long term, monogomous, sexual relationship. There is a plethora of motives & raisone d' etre. Posterity is discovering this as we celebrate diversity & flexability. Conservatives wish to keep things as they are. Progressives see things that are not & seek remediation.

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I don't want to be with somebody that doesn't want to be with me.

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I cannot imagine such a scenario. If she is a believer and requires to be with another believer, then the whole thing is finished before it even starts. Sure, we could be friends - but a love interest who can't accept my world view? Deal breaker, right there.

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