Right, so basically relying on others' opinions to make your relationship decisions for you.
Sorry, I make my own choices.
I'm trying to respect your beliefs anyway, but the fact that you hammer on everyone else's makes it difficult to not want to return the favor.
No, not following other's blindly, but listening to the opinions of those who you respect and love...and who respect and love you.
I dont see where I am hammering...just having a different opinion. If I am over the top for you, I apologize.
I apologize as well, my opinion is partly colored by dealing with a very overly-controlling family the first 19 years of my life, so I am less inclined to place trust in the hands of others when it comes to my life choices.
I, of course, wish you the absolute best, and hope your children find people they can be happy with for the rest of their lives. We may disagree about things, but we are all human beings and I believe in the inherent good of our kind.