Because I could relate to Catherine Conover’s “Love is a Many Splendored Thingy,” I had to cut out the column and respond.

I am also in a relationship with a wonderful guy with whom I don’t have too much in common.

We think and react quite differently much of the time, but our relationship is a happy one; it works well, and I love him very much.

I have learned so much about myself and about respecting other people’s beliefs throughout our seven month relationship.

I wish I could say I never let other people’s comments and opinions cause me to doubt the relationship or influence my thoughts, but I did, at first. That caused unnecessary stress and insecurity between my boyfriend and me.

It took some serious thinking and serious communication for me to realize I DON’T need a boyfriend who thinks, acts, and responds just like I do. My boyfriend has opened my eyes to viewpoints other than my own, while fully offering me the opportunity to believe what I choose.

Echoing what Catherine said, if you know a couple you believe is “mis-matched,” keep your mouth shut.

Chances are, they know more about their feelings and their relationship than you do.

No one knows why two people fall in love, and it’s really nobody’s business.

Emily Tyner

Junior

Journalism and mass

communication