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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP- I’m a Jewish woman married to a a Jewish man and I get it 100%. It seems like it’s a deal breaker. [/quote]

You sound like my MIL  and SIL who definitely wanted DH to marry a Jewish girl. It didn’t happen.[/quote]

I’m the Jewish poster above. Your DH fell in love with you and married you, as you’ve clearly figured out how to manage a family with two different religions. The OP has not and this isn’t something that can be forced. I should clarify that OP cannot force his GF to abandon her religion and whatever traditions associated with it. However, I also do not believe he has to force himself to be comfortable living in a Christian home. OP- you will have to compromise if you want the relationship to move forward. If you are unable, I do understand. That is the point I’m trying to make. OP isn’t a bad person and either is his GF. Sometimes compromises cannot be made without losing too much of yourself. [/quote]

You really outed yourself.

It's not a Christian home...it's an interfaith home. And most grown-ups who are truly in love and capable of maintaining a healthy relationship can compromise on such things.

I'm a Catholic woman married to a Jewish man. We've been together 25 years and we have an interfaith home. Our kids are officially Catholic (baptized, CCD), but we celebrate Jewish holidays in our home as well as with extended family. My Catholic kids know the Hebrew prayer you say when lighting the menorah. Our kids actually went to a Jewish preschool in our neighborhood.

Life is so much richer when you embrace diversity. But the op seems controlling. [/quote]

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