Those who've left Islam and moved out, do you have any regrets?

I moved for university and stayed for the peace of mind.

I regret getting angry and fighting with my mother (who is the most zealously religious in my family). Believing in god and the Koran give her a sense of peace and comfort, so I feel bad for attacking those beliefs but I was angry at having religion shoved down my throat and defining me for so long.

Our relationship is okay. My father is liberal, he will defend islam but doesn't care if you believe or not. Brothers don't care. My mom just thinks I lost my way and prays I find it back...

Things went haywire especially when I started dating a white, ex-catholic atheist. It was an exhausting and tiresome time, full of fighting and accusations. Being far away helps people gain perspective on what they truly care about. When you miss someone you stop caring about things like this...you just want to hug them and spend time with them again.

I love them, I know they love me...but there's this gap between us that is not just in physical miles. They sometimes don't recognize the person they see in me anymore because I pretended to be something else for so long to protect them. It's painful, I still feel a crazy amount of guilt but I couldn't pretend anymore.

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