Isn't differences in religion affects your relationship with your partner?
By kreizhy
@kreizhy (111)
Philippines
3 responses
@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
7 Sep 07
With some people, differences in religion or spiritual beliefs can cause a big problem in the relationship. However, I think with most people it's really not a big deal. My spiritual beliefs really don't conflict with my partner in any way. I feel people can believe what they want, how they want, as long as you don't try and push these beliefs onto other people, and I don't. I don't see a point in it. The only thing I ask for in relationships is that I'm respected, as well as my beliefs, because it's only fair. If it did cause problems, I'd probably try and work out some sort of compromise to a certain point, but if the demands just got too weird, that would have to mean the end of the relationship.
@2babita (1072)
• India
7 Sep 07
Well,I dont think religion affects in relationship.It is totally depend on both of them.I was hindu but I married a christian.I stayed with my in laws,I never felt any probs.They were good with me.I think if we love and respect we can win the heart of everybody.
@lecanis (16647)
• Murfreesboro, Tennessee
7 Sep 07
My husband is Christian, and I am a Celtic Reconstructionist Pagan. That's a HUGE difference.
What's helped for us is focusing on what our religions have in common rather than what is different. Most religions have similar morals really. The other thing that really works for us is just learning about each other's beliefs, and being respectful of them. We attend a Unitarian Universalist fellowship, which is for people of all religions, and we both feel really at home there. In fact, we're glad that our son is going to grow up in the UU religious community, so that he can learn about many religions and make his own choices as to what to believe, instead of just taking my beliefs or his father's beliefs as his own.
It's also kind of neat because we celebrate both his holidays and mine, most of the time. =)