Hello everybody, I really need advice on my current dating situation. So my boyfriend and I have been together for about a year. I am Catholic and really devoted to my faith; he, on the other hand, is a Scientologist. I know it's really unusual and that I should've been dating someone with whom I share my faith. But he is an incredible person, and I really love him.
He has made the effort to start learning about Catholicism, and I have made the effort to understand Scientology. His whole family is involved in it, but they are kind people. As I have found out that a lot of the things they say about Scientologists are not true, and the way he and his family live their life is pretty normal. They are not pushy about religion, and they don't try to teach me anything about it. Their religious structure is pretty different than other religions, but overall, their purpose in this life is to become better people (through their own means, obviously). When it comes to values, most of them align, but there are little things that change his world-view from mine in ways I can't fully get him to agree on.
My relationship with him is amazing; honestly, we can reach solutions to our problems, and it's very rare for us to fight. He shows me love the way nobody else has; he is kind, compassionate, patient, and incredibly loving with me in every way. We've never had a problem we couldn't resolve in less than a day. We have talked about getting married in the future, and honestly, I see myself actually doing it.
I have made it very clear that I will not be participating in anything Scientology-related, and he is fine with that. I have also made it clear that if we were to get married and have a family, he would have to get the sacraments so we could get married by the church, and the children would be raised Catholic in a home with Catholic values. He agrees with all of it, but of course, the only problem is his beliefs. He told me he would learn about my faith, and he has even gone to church with me.
I, honestly, don't know what to do. He has a greed for everything I've told him regarding me living my life as a Catholic and raising my children as such. I have doubts about having that life with him, still being of a different religion, and the influence of his Scientologist family. As I said, he is an amazing person, and his family is very kind. My faith is very strong, and I don't intend to practice any other religion other than Catholicism; he doesn't expect me to join or do anything regarding Scientology, but I have conflicting feelings about how this could play out in the future.