Talk:Seddie/@comment-24134478-20150527204011/@comment-25746087-20150527225006

I think that Nathan is absolutely brainwashed about religion @CheetahGirl; that's how he was raised, and that's how thousands of kids, like the Duggars (the recent story about the family is horrific) are raised. These kids are brainwashed to believe that the only thing that matters in life is God, and that the only purpose for being on this Earth is to do things for God so that when you die, you can go to heaven.

I agree that if Nathan is still using London as a rebound to get over Madisen (and marginally Carly), than he should definitely take a backseat from relationships. Like @Princess said, Nathan really doesn't have many friends, his only friends I believe are London, his roommate, and that other girl that would hang out with them-all of them hanging out after church, so Nathan surrounds himself with religious people. And he doesn't really have any hobbies; he does the racing for charities, which is great, but it's not a hobby. Directing for Dan could be seen as a hobby, I guess.

I think why he's so focused on his romantic relationships is because I believe for devout Christians, "God's plan" is for one to, "live for God", they do it by getting married and having children, spreading the word of God even further. I think Nathan feels that pressure to follow those Christian standards which he was on his way to following perfectly with Madisen, as they were on their way to marriage. Now that Madisen's moved on to her, "perfect new man,"  Nathan's scrambaling to find a new Christian girl to live up to those expectations.

I feel incredibly sad for Nathan (and most people who live for their religion), but I don't think he's going to snap out of it anytime soon. It seems to me he purposely surrounds himself with extremely religious people to get him on the, "right track," especially after his break up with Madisen.