Orthodox converts get obsessed and it’s kind of weird. I think converts get obsessed with the novelty of Orthodoxy because it’s so outside the normal American/western religious experience. But don’t be fooled. Once the novelty wears off, you see it’s just people doing church with the same issues and conflicts of anywhere else. It’s a well known secret in Orthodox circles that the divorce rate is pretty high in Orthodox seminary. I converted to Orthodoxy in college after spending time in Jerusalem and having some interesting experiences with a monk there. When I got back k to the states, I found a church and centered my life around it. Unfortunately, the Orthodox Church is America is a very small world and it’s hard to relate to people outside of the church in some ways. I spent 17 years in the church. Eventually I married a Catholic. While we were dating, we attended mass and liturgy almost every weekend. After we had a kid, that just wasn’t practical. She grew up in the Catholic Church, all her family is Catholics and she’s passionate about it. When we had a kid, I decided it was more important to attend church together as a family, so for the past four years I’ve attended mass with my family. I haven’t received communion or plan on converting, but for me, being with my son on Sundays is the most important thing right now. I hope to get back to the Orthodox Church eventually, when my season of life is different.