Putting the “Conservative” in Conservative
Posted: January 11th, 2008
Submitted by JP
note: this falls a little outside the norm for stories, but it seems to be in the spirit of the website.
I was getting physical with a girl I worked with at a Christian camp. We had spent the entire summer focusing on our work and not noticing our increasing attraction to each other until camp ended and things got intense fast. Over the course of our encounters throughout the week, we had approached second base, but were still admittedly some time away from “sealing the deal”, so to speak. Things were definitely headed in that direction though, and as young infatuation tends, our conversations crept towards speculations of the future and long-lasting love.
On one of our frequent walks, we had a discussion about marriage, as a principle. I made the mistake of telling her about some of my more unconventional (considering our conservative context) views of marriage- as in, I didn’t need the government’s approval to be married and I doubted I’d be interested in a legal ceremony.
Well, it was as if the wind rushed through the window and blew the candle out. This notion of mine flew in the face of her more traditional views, and she said, not quite so plainly, but on the spot, that if our views on marriage didn’t complement each other, well, what was the point of going any further?
Needless to say, there would be no doubles or triples from that point on, much less a trip around the bases. The fire had been doused by a bucket of holy water.
The first lesson? Know your audience. I would have liked it if things had gone on a little longer, but I was too idealistic and naive to think that something as simple as an opinion on marriage could deter blinding passion.
The second? Think twice before getting involved with a conservative.
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I’d say this fits well within the sites parameters. The guy was on a pretty certain path to get laid (or as close to it as he could) before the end of the summer, and their incompatible views clearly prevented it.
Now, the part about not getting involved with conservatives is just mean. No problem getting involved as long as you’ve got a mutual understanding on the important stuff. That goes for any side of the political spectrum.
I always pretty casually let women know upfront that I’m not shaving sex with anybody until marriage. Some mind, some don’t. It’s the ones who mind but pretend that they don’t who are the problems. This girl was honest and upfront with you, which is commendable.
Is it mean, or just sour grapes?