Ouch, though to find out your girlfriend doesn't entirely agree with the absolute blast that D&D can be. (for nerds anyway!) I don't get why some religious people think D&D equals satan though. Heck, (evil) roleplay in general. Can't say I'm jealous, especially since I'm an atheist. xD If I had your girlfriend that would probably go wrong really fast...

Anyway, I'm surprised the DM put up with the thief for so long. It's probably a good thing to start over fresh. And I must say I quite like pathfinder. :) My last D&D group that stopped played with it. I played a pyromaniac human sorcerer at level 4 through 6~7 that time. Every time he cast a fire spell he went all "Burn burn burn! Mwahahahaha!" :P