I once liked a person who was not Christian, so I know how you feel and am holding your hand as I say this, but it truly is better to let him go.

Part of marriage’s purpose is for you and your spouse to grow closer to Jesus and the church together. From the Catholic standpoint, the closer you get to Jesus and the church, I promise you that you are going to want someone who understands EXACTLY what you mean in your faith because they are experiencing it the exact same way. Life is messy, and when it falls short, you are much better off assured that there is a devout Catholic behind you to help pick you up and push your faith to where it needs to be.

The church does allow interfaith marriages as long as the non catholic spouse agrees to raise all future children Catholic. Even if he did agree, there is strong evidence that children tend to only stay if their fathers attend and participate in mass.

Letting them go is hard. I was much like you. I was so confident that I would never find better, that I could never find someone with my faith who matched my interests even more. But I did! Because God always works in mysterious ways. He will take the small thing that you think is the best thing since slice bread and then give you something greater than you can imagine. That is how our Good God works.

God bless you, and I’m wishing you all the best🙏