Interfaith and interracial relationships
I met this very charismatic guy on Tinder in July and we totally hit it off. I was looking for a relationship and he wanted casual. I have such a strong connection to him that I let my plan go out the window. We talked about it and he said he’d want a relationship if his mental health allowed now. He gets guilt after sexting and after the one time I spent 20 hours with him and by pure technicalities I’m still a virgin. He pushes me away and we broke up a 4th time last Monday. The kicker is I am 20, 1/2 jewish ethnically, and agnostic or undecided religiously. He is 24, Muslim and of Pakistani/Afghan decent, and he is religious enough that he’s sober. We have a stupid amount in common and he’s a dual citizen of the US and UK (where I did my freshman year of college and want to live again someday). In our breakups he always expresses that we will meet again, and honestly I’m borderline in love to my dismay. He needs time and during this breakup I reconnected with my old friend who married and divorced an Afghan. She told me about the strictness of sex and marriage in Islam. If anyone knows the movie, “The Big Sick”, I realized his family may make him find a Muslim girl. He’s not a fuck boy and we have been good at showing we care for one another. I think his shame about sex is partly from his faith. I can’t let him go so I’ve decided I’ll drop a letter at his place or text again after some weeks have passed. I rediscovered the song “Grow As We Go” by Ben Platt today and it’s perfect to sing to him. I’ll need a romantic gesture but I know he explained to me in paragraphs this mental health issue makes him not ready for the feelings we had. I would love to hear if anyone has insight on the role of mental health and different faiths in romantic relationships! I want to show him we can help each other and that I still think he’s the full package. The British accent is cute too. He last told me I deserve a more stable guy, but truth is I can’t even think about anyone else. I don’t want him to feel bad for “drama” as he says. We have a Romeo and Juliet difficulty with our families but I’m very serious about him 😭😫 dm me if you want ☺️
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