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Hi all,

My boyfriend is Jewish, and I am Christian, and I am having difficulties being accepted by his family. His sister and her family are Orthodox Jews and have "officially" chosen not to accept me. They have went so far as to exclude me from family functions, not attend family functions that I'll be at, and have told my bf that I am not welcomeint their house. This is causing stress in his relationship with his sister, and I'm afraid it will get worse as time goes on. I'm worried that it will cause a rift, not only with my bf, but with other family members who accep met. Has anyone else experienced this? Any advice?

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Posted on 06/18/12, 08:48 am
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Reply #1 - 07/16/12  7:38am
" How old are you honey, how old is your boyfriend?

Just enjoy being together, religion should not come into this at all.

Don't let anyone let you feel like you are inferior , that is just stupid.

In my opinion , all religions should be totally banned!! Full Stop!! Then people would just accept eachother for well just love.

Religion is such a ridicilous thing, if you look at it realistically. "
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Reply #2 - 07/16/12  9:39am
" Thanks for the advice. My bf is 60 and I'm 41...another small issue with his family. We love each other, have been together for a year, and are planning a future together. But again, this does put stress on the relationship. I wish there was a way to fix it, but I guess I have to accept if. I can't help it if I'm not Jewish.

Luckily, because we are older more of his family have accepted me. They told him if he had been younger, or didn't have any kids, they wouldn't have accepted me either. But, since he's already fulfilled the families "requirements"...married a Jewish girl and had two Jewish kids, they're ok with our relationship. Ugh, I think it's ridiculous,. "
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