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Sorry man. Usually when someone says "I'm not trying to impose my beliefs", that's exactly what they're doing. They just don't see it.

Here's an earlier quote of mine for you...

"Just like you wouldn't want the law to be that your daughter MUST have an abortion BECAUSE she was raped and the potential IS there for that baby to grow up in a less than desirable environment, the same should hold true to the other side of the argument."

THAT is not imposing someone's will.

Let me tell you a story here. It won't help in this case but it's something I KNOW for a fact.

I would NEVER tell someone I know that I'd never said something to them that hurt them 20 some years ago. Why? Because it may have been an off the cuff remark from me, but something that sticks with them for the rest of their lives because it cuts so deep.

When I was 15ish, my mother told me I was an accident. Hey, I was 15 so I probably told her to fuck off. But, that always stuck with me. A few years later I asked her if she remembered it and she was livid that I would even suggest that she'd said that.

You're right in that you'll still be father and daughter till you die, and yes your relationship WILL go on. If you think she'll ever get over it, you ARE sorely mistaken. She may forgive you, but she'll NEVER get over it. The fact that she'll already be struggling with her decision will only magnify it.