Why I Married an Atheist

During my dating years, I encountered many frogs disguised as “Catholics”. Some of these “gentlemen” believed in traditional values but expected me to pay for the first date or be told “maybe I’ll buy you a drink.” Again, Satan can appear as an angel of light.

 I was done with dating and catholic dating websites, when my brother said to me give it one last try. He generously purchased for me a subscription to E-Harmony. This is where I met my husband. I had filled out on E-harmony that I was a devout traditional Catholic. As per usual this attracted some fools at first and then one day my husband messaged me. He asked me if I would be open to dating an Atheist (of all things) if he was a nice guy. At first, I was really appalled. I forget how we started talking on the phone, but we did eventually begin talking on the phone and I think he said something stupid out of nerves and I hung up and blocked him from calling me for a day or two. The Holy Spirit eventually softened my heart, and I unblocked him, texted him, apologized and the rest is history. I found out I am much more of a militant Catholic than he is Atheist. However, during our courtship he treated me kindly. He wasn’t a jerk like so many of the trad men I was used too. His values were more traditional than I expected. We met in January and were engaged that August. We are now married. We were married in The Church! He went through Pre-Cana with me and met with the priest and did all the Catholic Wedding Prep things that one is supposed to do.

To the young couples discerning marriage. Do not be obsessed with this protestant notion that a married couple is supposed to be equally yoked tit for tat. If you do you will never find him or her. Yet, I am not saying to marry an abuser or for a lack of a better word a bimbo. No marriage is perfect. Yet you maybe be called to exclusively get your spouse to heaven. I pray for my husband everyday for his conversion or in this case reversion because his mother did have him make all the sacraments of initiation.

So why did I marry an Atheist? He loves me as Christ loves the Church