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Only recently have I realized how important religion actually is in a relationship, and how vital a factor it is when considering a long term commitment. For many people however, religion can prove to be the ruin of a great relationship, regardless of the admiration that is felt between those involved. In some cases, and in some religions, the term "my way or the highway" is the unquestioned truth.

As a child whose family didn't attend regular church services, religion was never a decisive influence in my life and I was left to discover faith on my own when I reached adulthood. Like many people, as I grew older the thoughts and questions that are inevitably invoked by age became overwhelming at times and I did long for some assurance of faith and God. I was compelled to learn from every source I could find, and in pursuit of my faith I never turned a blind eye to any ideal.

I considered decisions regarding my faith to be mine alone to make, and I was influenced in some way or another by every religion that I studied. After considering many view points, studying various historical accounts, and looking within myself, I developed "a personal relationship with God", and it is a relationship that continues to grow and evolve every day.

The faith that I discovered was every bit as real and important to me as anyone else's, but due to the way that I sought God and based upon what I believe, I have never saw it fit to judge any other persons faith to be less sincere, or incorrect. For me faith is a journey, it begins when you are born and as you live you find pieces of the puzzle along the way. In regard to my beliefs, I have never tried to push them upon anyone else, nor have I questioned the faith of others in an attempt to discredit them.

While in my late twenties I became involved in a relationship with a dear friend of mine. We had laughed together, enjoyed each others company, and eventually there came a day when we began to feel a love for each other that surpassed friendship. It was a dangerous proposition to both of us, and we knew that we would be putting our friendship at risk if things didn't work. In the beginning however, there was no reason to think that there was even a risk; the spark had always been there and from the first time that we looked into each others eyes as more than friends, there simply was no going back.

Throughout our friendship we found that we shared many of the same moral beliefs, as friends normally do. Our individual sense of right

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