Yoked - Equally Yoked?

Equally Yoked?

I'm a Christian and my boyfriend of two years is an Atheist. He respects what I believe, dosn't push me to have sex, smoke, drink, curse, and he is a sweet person. Most of the guys I know who call themselves Christians do things like smoke, pre-marital sex, ect..

So, why do i get so much flak from other Christians who go on about being, "equally yoked"? I'm only 18, its not like I'm getting married anytime soon. Whats wrong with just dating a nice guy regardless of his religion???

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Nothing.
They fear he will teach you reason and logic
Nothing.

I'm atheist and my husband was Christian but after enough conversations with me he is now atheist too. That's probably why.
I can't help much; I know that men and women dealing with this in the Bible after Christ were told to stay together if they had to, but not to optionally marry with a non-believer.

My wife was at one time a Christian and I was at one time an atheist with the same EXACT dilemma, but her good example helped in leading me to Christ, stay the course, God has a plan!
The whole purpose of dating is for marriage. If you are not looking to get married, you really shouldn't be dating.

Problem solved.

You're welcome.
Nothing according to common sense but if you're going to call your self a christian then you should probably follow the rules. Or not no one else really does anyway.
Why do Christians boys give you static about being "equally yoked?" Maybe because you're hot and they want get a piece of the action for themselves? When it comes to sex neither religion nor philosophy is much use to the average hormone inundated young man.

BTW, if your current boyfriend respects your beliefs and isn't continually trying to jump your bones, well then he has a lot of character. I would go with character. A lot of things can change over the years with marriage, children, life, and the inevitable strife.
Nothing, but dating sometimes leads to marriage and that is where the problems come in. The purpose of dating is to find a spouse (when you get down to it) so why date someone that you would not consider marrying? It is difficult to be married to someone of different beliefs, especially when children are involved! My sister and her husband are "unequally yoked" and argue over some of the silliest things, but it all comes back to what they believe. (For example, she wants to stay home and raise her children, he insists that she doesn't deserve a free ride and should work just like he does.)
Unequally yoked is probably the best way to have relationship in these days. The world is so diverse, and when in some future, you might have children, they'd benefit from seeing both sides of the spectrum.

I'm an atheist as well, and I strongly believe in educating my future children about Bible and Quran for example. What better way to do that, than in an "unequally yoked" relationship?