[Anonymous]

Ok, you’re all about to be exposed to a side of me you’ve never seen! A serious side *gasp* I know, I know…it’s true.

Here’s my problem. I’ve been dating the same girl for the past 2 years and things have been pretty good. We went to school together, Master’s program together, we’re both CPAs, etc. But other than that, we have NOTHING in common, which would be fine, but we differ on some really fundamental issues. For example, I’m Catholic…I’m not going to lie and say I’m a devout Catholic who goes to Church every Sunday, but I have a strong faith in God and ultimately I want to go back to Church on a regular basis and when the time comes that I get married, I want it to be in the Catholic Church. Likewise, when I have kids, I want to have them baptized and raise them Catholic. She does not believe in God, does NOT want to get married in a Church, and will sure as hell not raise our (potential) future kids Catholic. This poses one hell of a problem for me. But recently, we’ve uncovered a bigger problem, the extent of our political differences. HOLY MOTHER OF ALL HELL is she a friggin’ lib if I’ve ever seen one. Normally I wouldn’t care, but she gets mad if I e-mail something along that is of conservative nature. Like what the mother effing hell? I can’t even express my opinions?

I don’t know folks…maybe this one ain’t goin the distance. I care about her (true story), but we seem to differ on some really serious friggin’ issues. Throw some advice at ol’ Baseball 🙂

[Keely]

Aaaaaand here we go.

BEC: (4/2012) 88
AUD: (5/2012) 91
REG: (8/2012) 82
FAR: (1/2013) 78 🙂

VA CPA #42010

[mgoloubenko]

Oh jesus….

FAR 4/9/12- PASSED
BEC 7/13/12- PASSED
AUD 8/16/12- Ughhh 71, Rematch: 90!!!
REG-12/6/12 PASSED

USC MAcc- Fight on!

They say good things come to those who wait, but only those things that are left by those who hustle.

[jeff]

So, there's an OT post that has blown up … Gotten a little weird … Had some drama … and it involves Baseball.

Shocker 🙂

[Anonymous]

I've been out of circulation for a few days with a kidney infection and I miss all of this! So here's my take on the situation:

You need to sit down and have a talk with this woman and explain to her how you feel about your future together. If you don't agree on the basics i.e, religion, politics, children, etc, then you are going to end up hurting her and getting hurt yourself. Life is too short for that. She will probably understand where you are coming from and will have some of the same fears and doubts that you have. If you think you two can work through these differences, then more power to you. I wish you the best of luck.

Now here's the Ragin' Cajun's (aka POCA) take on the situation:

You need to man up! You are talking about your future and your potential children. You owe them a life with a father and mother that can agree on the basics. If you want to raise your children in the church then you should, but that's not going to happen if you don't step up to the plate and get some stuff straight right now. Do you really think you can be happy getting married in a meadow or some BS instead of the church? Are you prepared for a life of not being able to take Communion? I wasn't! My first husband wasn't atheist, he was just usually too drunk or hung over to go to any church. I married the idiot anyway. Now he owes me so much in child support that I can't find him to get him to sign the annulment papers. I wasn't thinking when I was 26 about the possibility of going 18 years without Communion. It sucks! But it's my own fault. So you need to grow a set and talk to this woman. Having this conversation in a public place will not stop her from going off on your ass either. She just might do it regardless. You know what you have to do so just go do it!

[Trisha]

This world would be a better place with more POCA Ragin' Cajun's 🙂 Love the brutal honesty 🙂

REG 72, 86 and DONE!!!
BEC 80 🙂
FAR 72, 78 🙂
AUD 73, 76 🙂

[Mrs 300]

I only read the original post and then skimmed the rest, so my apologies if I'm being repetitive.

Unfortunately, @Baseball, I just don't think it can work if you don't agree on a common ground before you get married. And whatever you agree on, it has to stick, and the other has to respect that. I know you didn't say that you proposed or anything like that, but it just seems silly to continue the relationship if you want marriage and children and don't want the same things.

I've seen many, MANY couples make it work if the couple agrees on these issues beforehand. ONe of my lifelong friends – her mom is Catholic and her dad is Muslim. They agreed to raise the kids CAtholic. He came to everything (they have 5 kids) communion, confirmation, etc etc and was supportive. They've been married almost 35 years.

But then my sister and her husband who NEVER addressed the issue before they got married have major issues. He's an atheist and she's Catholic. They got married in a Catholic church and had their two sons baptized and now the boys go to private schools. But my brother-in-law is such a D1CK about the whole religion thing and never holds back when expressing his disdain for the Catholic church publicly. He has offended my entire family on multiple occasions.

So as long as it's something you agree on and hold each other to, I think you could be OK.

With the political situation, it probably won't impact your family until the kids get older. So that might not be as big of a deal.

Good luck. 🙂 🙂

REG - 80 (Becker only)
BEC - 76 (Becker only)
AUD - 71, 76 (Becker only)
FAR - 65, 74, 81! (Becker, Wiley Test Bank, Ninja notes & Audio)

CPA Class of 2012 🙂

[jenuno01]

LOL I missed out on a lot of fun!

@Basebro, hit it and quit it dude! I broke my gf last year too, after I hit it of course. We only dated for about 2 months, she was all looks and no brains and she suffered from depression. I dumped her because I didn't want to waste her time, yeah she stalked me for months and even claimed I got her pregnant, but it's all good now.

I need a girl who likes to take Napuelas as much as I do, one that will make me a better version of myself, etc.

Class of 2012

[goodluck2everyone2]

who the heck is M Golubenko? Internet search didn't show anything

EDIT: yikes she's a user here. Didn't read the thread, I only read danceman's post and was confused -_-

EDIT2: so a lot of posts must have been deleted, no wonder this thread made no sense.

But hey, successful troll is successful, what can I say?

cool story bro

[goodluck2everyone2]

bump

cool story bro

[jenuno01]

@goodluck, are you officially a CPA? All licensed n shit? That was fast!

Class of 2012

[Minimorty]

I don't think he is. In fact, I've already reported him to all 50 state boards (and Puerto Rico) just for good measure.

[jenuno01]

LOL

Class of 2012

[goodluck2everyone2]

mini your posts have truly gotten more and more pathetic each time

I'm glad you have such a hard on for me but go spend time with that lovely wife of yours before she runs out on you bro that's some real world advice for you

cool story bro

[Anonymous]

Mini, you have always been one of my fav. (minus few threads here and there), however, that was uncalled for.

[goodluck2everyone2]

lol no need to defend me cpa628 I get a kick out of his posts. He reminds me of those guys in high school that go around trying to be witty and badass when in fact they have low self esteem

cool story bro

[Author]

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