I haven't talked to a friend of mine in about a year or so, so I thought I would give her a call today and catch up a bit. The conversation got strange after I mentioned that I met a new love and that I met him through this site. Her reaction: you are an atheist???? I didn't know that. I guess this never came up in conversation between us (and we have known each other for almost 30 years). I told her it's always been like that, that I have never believed. She said she was a Christian and that we needed to talk about my non belief when we see each other again, that she couldn't quite accept it. She didn't want to accept when I told her that I was steadfast in my atheism and said again we would talk when we see each other again.
Seems like I just lost a "friend" today and I don't feel bothered by it.