I am curious if you have the 'support' of your fellow parishioners in your plan. Would they (especially your spiritual advisor) not support you in your endeavor if your plan was spiritually logical?
Why seek the help of a board of anonymous strangers. Strangers of all denominations of faith, no less?
I will answer this... and would appreciate people not behaving like buzzards circling my carcass or something... looking for something to pick apart... or something.
My pastor is my greatest source on these matters. I do share with him... he's fully aware... and has no such criticisms as I have encountered here for me for stating that the bond still exists, etc.
He absolutely supports me 100%.
Furthermore, I do value Dr. Harley's training and the training of anyone who secures a phd. in psychiatry or psychology... because they have studied the social/emotional makeup of human beings in great detail.
I saw a psychologist immediately following my divorce because they are professionals and highly trained.
He stated that I had no need to see him after the initial visit relative to transitioning, etc. (How rude it has been for another poster to attack my psychological fitness on a board hosted by a psychologist and on which persons seek to gain support, btw)
Furthermore, after a period of time when I sought to adjust... and found, inexplicably, that the bond inside me at a spiritual level had not changed... that's when I saw a different psychologist for a 2nd opinion.
Did this 2nd psychologist also have wonderful things to say about me? Absolutely, yes. Was he also impressed by me? Yes. Nor did he counter or contradict my perception that the bond still existed... and I wanted a 2nd professional opinion from a trained professional.
I do not consider persons on this board to be professionals of the character and grade I have already seen to gain their perceptions of the matter... the psychologist/psychiatrists, or my personal pastor.
In other words, yes, absolutely, I want posters on these boards who are critical and judgmental - or nosey and invasive - because of my faith and position to stop trying to alter what I believe.
I have already met with trained phd's... and my own pastor... and shared the entire story openly.
I do not feel any if you is as qualified.
I am neither willing to further share any facts with you so you can "figure out" what YOU THINK... about what I say.
(Ie. Trying to decide whether or not the bond still exists. There's no point in debate on that point... nor do I find persons seeking to alter that perception to be "helpful".)
I've got that part all figured out... and am satisfied that my course of action in pursuing a Plan A is appropriate to my situation.
However, I would prefer not to share further details because obviously there are people on the board who project themselves... and think I "should" just hand over my personal life and business to them and their control.
I'll create, then, the boundaries of respect I need by not further sharing in a personal manner.
God bless