not quite the same.....
but a few years ago I came out and left my soon-to-be husband, and the majority of my family (particularly the older ones) disowned me.

My family are very traditional, some of them very religious. The majority of the men are military types, and the majority of the wives are 'do as your man tells you' types.

My family told me numerous times if I refused to do 'the right thing' and went ahead with the whole living my life the way I wanted to approach I would lose them, and they were true to their word. For a while anyway.

7 years on I my relationship with my dad is the best it's ever been, and whilst I'm not as close as I was to everyone else we do at least talk, and things are a lot better.

Stick with it mate, they will come round eventually.

It's your life, you gotta do whatever it takes to make you happy.

Props to your girlf for helping you through it, she defo sounds like a keeper.

Good luck. :)
(flyme, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 12:49, 1 reply)

Thanks for the kind words
and you are absolutely right, my girl is definitely a keeper and I am never letting her go!! :o)
(RVD420 has his world coming down on, Tue 6 Apr 2010, 23:37, closed)