Those you care about

[Peace Frog]

I have a very relaxed view when it comes to drugs, I will admit that openly. I used to be very against them, because I didn't understand anything about them. Once I started reading up on the affects of certain substances, etc. I began to learn that they weren't as bad as the government or other propaganda make them seem.

I have an ex-girlfriend, whom I dated for 2 years, that I remain extremely close to, and I still care about her a great deal. She has always maintained quite the opposite view on drugs as I have. She will only listen to what the government tells her about drugs and other substances. For awhile I tried to convince her otherwise, or at least to consider the other studies done without government involvement, etc., but she is quite stubborn about maintaining her anti-drug life.

I respect her for that, because it's better than getting too involved in them. The problem lies in the fact that she does not harbour the same respect for me that I do for her. She always has a huge problem with my view on substances, whether or not I decide to... This DOES stem from an unfortunate past with substances, not of herself or myself, but of a family member. It happened so long ago that I don't understand how she could be still disrespecting me this amount.

I'm not sure what I can do, but I wouldn't mind some 3rd party insight into this situation... I don't want her to change her opinions, but just respect mine and be a little more open minded.


Maybe I can't do anything at all, which is harder than being able to. I'd just appreciate some insight... Thank you.