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I highly recommend reading In Faith and In Doubt both my husband (Mormon) and I (agnostic) read it and it’s done wonders to help us respect each other’s viewpoints and feel optimistic about our differences.

Side note: For whatever reason the book is kinda pricey to buy on Amazon, so we listened to it on Audible, which is free if you are just signing up or one credit if you already have an account.

I've been in a similar place.

While I don't feel qualified to give much advice beyond what others have said, I can recommend this book. It really helped me to find a new equilibrium in my marriage.

https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Doubt-Religious-Believers-Nonbelievers/dp/0814433723

Haven't read it myself but this book is supposed to be really good for interfaith couples.

In Faith and In Doubt: How Religious Believers and Nonbelievers Can Create Strong Marriages and Loving Families https://www.amazon.com/Faith-Doubt-Religious-Believers-Nonbelievers/dp/0814433723/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1470674141&sr=8-3&keywords=dale+mcgowan

I'm an atheist and my wife is a Christian. We have a happy, loving relationship. She doesn't try to convert me, and I don't try to deconvert her. But we do share the same values. I'm not sure how it would work if we didn't have that common ground.

One book I would recommend on this topic is In Faith and In Doubt: How Religious Believers and Nonbelievers Can Create Strong Marriages and Loving Families by Dale McGowan. In it, the author shares the stories of people in mixed marriages and discusses things that worked and didn't work for them.

I'm currently reading Dale McGowan's book, In Faith and Doubt, that someone on here recommended. It's really good, and I think would offer you a lot of things to think through and talk through with your GF as your relationship gets more serious. http://www.amazon.com/Faith-Doubt-Religious-Believers-Nonbelievers/dp/0814433723/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1460994615&sr=8-1&keywords=in+faith+and+doubt

In addition to seconding the excellent advice to "show her this post", I'll recommend that you and she read In Faith and In Doubt by Dale McGowen. Good book on what works and what doesn't in mixed-faith relationships.

I'm with you. I deconverted 2.5 years ago (after 20+ years of marriage) and told my wife about 2 years ago. The six months in between was torture. It's gone ok since then. There are still things to deal with. But we're managing.

I've suggested this book a couple of times now and I'll suggest it again. Get a copy of In Faith and In Doubt by Dale McGowen. He discusses what works and what doesn't in mixed-faith marriages. Read it. Then ask her to read it. It's not about deconverting the spouse, so, she shouldn't be afraid to read it.

Sounds like things are going well. My only recommendation beyond whatever you've gleaned from other comments is to read In Faith and in Doubt by Dale McGowan. He analyzes mixed-faith relationships and offers ideas on what works and what doesn't. Good luck.

Glad to hear that outing yourself to your husband went pretty well. I had to go through the same kind of experience a few years ago with my wife. So, much of your story is familiar.

I've started reading this book from Dale McGowan, "In Faith and In Doubt", about marriages between people of different religions or religion and no religion. He argues that there are lots of reasons for religious and non-religious spouses to have successful, happy marriages. You may find it useful.

You might want to check out the new book In Faith and In Doubt. My wife is a hard-core Christian, and refused to even read this book because it wasn't written by a Christian. However, she did cave and actually bought me the book for Christmas (not sure what that means, but I'll take it). Anyway, mixed marriages are not uncommon, and they can and do work. Like anything else in life, it's all about compromise. BTW, being in a mixed marriage is a great way to teach your children that just because two people disagree, doesn't mean they can't still love each other. :-)