Why did her boyfriend dump her for the priesthood?

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An 18-year-old girl recently experienced a breakup with her boyfriend, who decided to pursue the priesthood, leaving her heartbroken. The situation is viewed as particularly unusual, as the girl was deeply in love and seemingly unaware of his intentions until the breakup. Some contributors suggest that she may have been in denial about his plans, while others empathize with her pain, noting that it’s difficult to rationalize a breakup when the reason is a commitment to faith rather than another romantic interest. Suggestions for coping include creating a memory box for future reflection, and humor is used to lighten the mood, with some joking about the high dropout rates in seminary training. The conversation also touches on the complexities of relationships involving religious commitments and the emotional challenges faced by young people during breakups. Overall, the discussion emphasizes the importance of healing and perspective in the aftermath of such a unique and painful experience.
  • #31
Evo said:
Smilies, I'm telling ya, you need them. :-p
What's with the slimies? You're either slimy or you're not and your intent is misinterpreted to taste or not. Heads-up for the slimy!
 
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  • #32
zoobyshoe said:
your sister just needs to balance her side of the equation by becoming a nun.
This has real possibilities - priest - sister. Hmmmm.
 
  • #33
Astronuc said:
This has real possibilities - priest - sister. Hmmmm.
Evo's cheating on her vow of celibacy all the time, in front of the whole forum. Seems to be working. The Sister Of Math Is Hard could learn a lesson in the value of making herself seem unavailable.

(Boy, she's going to have a cumbersome username when she joins PF to be accepted into the sisterhood novitiate. And the sisterhood roster: Mother Superior Evo, Sister Moonbear, Sister Math Is Hard, Sister Sister Of Math Is Hard.)
 
  • #34
zoobyshoe said:
Evo's cheating on her vow of celibacy all the time, in front of the whole forum.
WHEN? Did I miss something, did I sleep through it? :cry:

(Boy, she's going to have a cumbersome username when she joins PF to be accepted into the sisterhood novitiate. And the sisterhood roster: Mother Superior Evo, Sister Moonbear, Sister Math Is Hard, Sister Sister Of Math Is Hard.)
:smile:
 
  • #35
Evo said:
did I sleep through it? :cry:
Darn, I hate when that happens! :smile:
 
  • #36
huh? what vow of celibacy? was that on the checklist?
 
  • #37
Math Is Hard said:
My 18-year-old baby sister just got dumped by her boyfriend. The reason: he is going into the priesthood.

This has got to be one of the strangest breakup stories I have ever heard. Poor thing is crying her eyes out. :cry: She was crazy about him.

Remind her that at least he didn't leave her because he didn't like her, or stopped loving her or something. He just did it because he holds his God above everything else in his life, like a good catholic would do.
 
  • #38
Office_Shredder said:
Triplicate is key
The gov't will then just lose it three times! :smile: :smile: :smile:

-- The future D-cubed :blushing: :blushing: :blushing:
 
  • #39
Math Is Hard said:
huh? what vow of celibacy? was that on the checklist?
Page 3 of your I Hereby Sell My Soul To Evo contract, paragraph 5, small print, yup. It's there: "In order to foster and maintain a level of aggressiveness sufficient to instantly smack miscreants with frozen salmon and other fish whenever called upon to do so, I hereby vow to completely refrain from sexual relations and sexual acts and sexual behavior of any and all kinds."

I warned you not to join, Math!

You didn't realize it, but now you're really a nun!
 
  • #40
I had two friends of mine go into the seminary. When I found out, I had two completely different reactions for each. For one of them, I wasn't too surprised, though I thought that he should've gone into physics or engineering. For the other, my jaw literally dropped to the floor. He was someone that I had known since I was five or six and had lived next door to me for the past six years, but the priesthood was the last thing I expected from him. Granted, I hadn't really hung out with him in high school, but I still saw him regularly in classes, and it was quite a shock. Since then, my family and I have come up with all sorts of cynical reasons as to why he might have decided to become a priest (but I won't repeat those).

All in all, out of ten people going to the local seminary in the entire metropolitan area, three of them came from my high school. I guess that's what I get for attending a Jesuit school. :wink:
 
  • #41
zoobyshoe said:
Page 3 of your I Hereby Sell My Soul To Evo contract, paragraph 5, small print, yup. It's there: "In order to foster and maintain a level of aggressiveness sufficient to instantly smack miscreants with frozen salmon and other fish whenever called upon to do so, I hereby vow to completely refrain from sexual relations and sexual acts and sexual behavior of any and all kinds."
Of course, as always, there is a loophole. That's why lawyers :devil: exist.

Just check paragraph 6.6.6. :biggrin:
 
  • #42
Evo said:
WHEN? Did I miss something, did I sleep through it? :cry:
I believe discretion is distinctly the better part of valor for me on this one.

(to self: "do not drive the truck through the conversational opening, do not drive the mac truck through the opening,...)
 
  • #43
twisting_edge said:
(to self: "do not drive the truck through the conversational opening, do not drive the mac truck through the opening,...)
Need to add - "Do not operate machinery or heavy equipment while under the influence."

Also, exercise caution when attempting to influence. :biggrin:

Know when to duck :rolleyes: , and when to keep mouth shut :biggrin: .
 

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