Is it necessary for u that your partner belongs to the same religion/community?

It's a bit important that we belong to the same religion but just in case, it's the other way around, I don't have to make it a great deal and break the relationship. All that matters is we love each other and we respect each other's belief or faith. I know it will still work out.

if the religion totaly differ from one another..most probly that marrage wont work out..both are dont have any family there is no need for any rules and regulation it will work..religion is our way of life..if we change it for someone else..sometime it will work sometime it wont work..so better choose a person..in our religion..if our thoughts are similar means all will work..no problebs at alll..have a happy mylotting

It may be easy for others to answer this question with a yes, it's easy but it's actually not. Perhaps for those who are really Athiests, and those who don't really regard or practice religion, it may be easy, but for me it isn't. I could remember when I'm younger that I'd always say that religion don't really matter for a relationship, but now I think it plays a good role in any relationship. There are practices, traditions, and celebrations of religions that are unique in one religion to the other. Given that you and your partner are of different religion, and you both practice your religions, you'd have a lot of trouble. Why? He/she won't understand why you do such a thing when they don't consider that as important in their religion. Let's take for example, my relationship with my boyfriend (yes, we're of different religion) I'm a Roman Catholic and he's a Born Again Christian, we (as a family) actually practice the Angelus every 6pm and the praying of the Holy Rosary every Sunday. He doesn't understand why we do that when in face we could just pray on our own in any time. We had debates on that (and for those who are in the situation, they could relate that debates on religion don't really end), until I told him that these practices keep our family bond together and strong that's why we do it, that was the only time he understood and just let me be in those times. It's difficult to adjust to someone with different religion/chaste. It's not anymore of 'what others would say' but it's more of the relationship between each. You can't expect your partner to do that same with you because he/she just don't believe in that. Similarly, there would be things or practices that he/she would like you to do, but you don't see the point in it, right? Not to mention that religion or practices should keep a family together. The family that prays together, stays together. How could your family pray together when the mother and father don't believe in the same thing and the same practices, right? The children would be confused. The mom goes to another church, while the father goes to another. That's confusing. There would be division because the father would want his kids to go with him, at the same time the mother would too. This is the main reason why we (as boyfriend and girlfriend) have always seen our religions to be an issue in our relationship. An issue that needs to be decided upon. That's why, we have decided that should we ever decide to get married someday, we both should sit down and talk about which religion would be good for the family. I know it would be tough, but I'm sure as partners we would know what to do a bout it. I don't thing anyone who has no conviction whatsoever in their religion or chaste could understand what I mean, but that's their own. Happy Mylotting!

Hello,Jakes! Yes,Of course I need that my wife should be of my religion and community.I am confined to my culture,tradition and religion.When there are planty of girls available in my religion why should I select one from other religion who may not cope with my customs and traditions.I am not in favor of inter- religion or inter-cast marriage as I am an orthodox Hindu.thanx.

I am such a strong Christian that I don't think my partner could cope if he was any other religion. I don't think I could even marry a Catholic to be perfectly honest with you. I have to go to church several times a week, and twice on a Sunday, and I don't know any other person who goes as much as I do of my religion. I would never sacrifice my religion for love. I don't think that's what God would want us to do.

I think have a partner in a same religion is important. Maybe it will make your life more good. It is necessary because the religion can make your life has same vision. If your partner belongs to different religion, it is too difficult to take same vision.

I don’t have any personal knowledge on this coz I have married into my own religion and caste but I do feel that this would depend entirely on the partner’s maturity and belief of each other. Such things need to be sorted out properly before marriage and if there is an pressure for any conversion, both should be candid about it. Religion plays a very integral in our life and society so it cannot really be brushed aside if we are to stay within a community. So such issues should be discussed by both families properly and if there is no understanding then such marriages should not take place. However, there are many professional couples, who are from different religion and they have married and gone off to a different city to set up home so that they are far away from influences of both the families. This I find is a good idea too.

Religion ..it is of lesser importance if the partners decide to live in total agreement to mutual love and respect.

community? meaning of a different race? That i don't really mind marrying someone of another race. well religion yes. Because if two people don't believe in the same things, certain practices will cause conflicts and the marriage won't work. Have seen it happen with my relatives.

A relationship needs a solid root, and I think religion can be a good solid base. However if love is solid base for the relationship, religion is no longer an issue.

hi, well in my opinion religion does not matter if it was to do with just being partners, but to get married for me they have to be of the same religion. My parents would disapprove if they were not of the same religion. I'm not sure about the intercast religion!

Never.. If i am that type of person, I cannot be a good human. Religion - Community These are the most hateful words for me in my life.. We can even leave of religion.. But caste & communities??? Is it Important? Who found classifications between human beings? That is a bad bad thing founded by some senseless persons. One of my friends father always talk very badly about low caste peoples. finally he was got hit by a lorry 1 day and he was admitted by 1 person in hospital & luckily he was saved. you know who saved his life? A man who do shoe polishing on street side. Due to my characteristic, i said about this incident to him when was in Hospital itself. Only then these types of persons knows what is humanity? I am controlling my angry all over the time when i found persons around me talking proudly about their castes & badly about the castes they hate. I never mind to fight with peoples who are mad on caste even if they are older than me. nowadays patriotism is gone totally & these stupid things had occurred many persons minds. Finally i come to your question now. Once i had loved a girl and she is another religion. I was so happy that my love is great as we are different in religions as well. i like her much.she is the one who proposed me first of all. but suddenly she vanished away from me when i started to face continuous defeats on my stampede wrestling. anyway, I played my role perfectly with her eventhough she turned imperfect. So jakes.. For you.. My answer is "I always have love & respect for every human beings" so y need of partiality in loving a creature? I dont know whether i love a girl anymore.. but if i was made a situation like that, then i check her "Character" & not those stupid things.(sorry friend.. i am really harsh with these things) & i definitely believe that my Mother will never disagree for any of my wish. She knows that i will be right in my decision. & she too same kind of person like me (or i am like her?) in viewing caste & religions. Let me see whether i get chance for marrying a girl who belongs another caste.. But i have age still.. so no need of hurry.. My Aims are Important now.. Anyway, Thanks for sharing this discussion friend.. I still have a lot of anger inside my mind regarding topics of "religion/caste".. anyway, Have a nice time... Happy Sunday!!!

Hello Jakes, To an extent, yes, it is important to me. You can argue that love knows no barriers and all but then, there is a thing called society, especially here in India. Inter caste marriages do take place but the castes have some sort of similarity. If they are totally different then the marriage won't get approval, either by the family or by the parents. Being practical, one should try to pursue the parents for their love but even if the parents agree to it, there would be talks going around in the society all the time.

Most people would agree that it will make things smoother and easier for you and your partner if you both belong to the same religion or community. I wouldn't. If you are having a substantial relationship with somone and they bring you that special peace of knowing love then there has to other factors. Sometimes that has to include respecting and allowing each other's differences. My husband is a Christian- I am not. We both believe in a God, good versus evil, and knowing as well as respecting right from wrong. I don't want him to change for me or vice versa- then the person that you fell in love with hasn't neccessarily evolved and that to me is wrong. I wouldn't surrender for my partner why would I for my parents.

The whole thing can be divided into some small pieces such as religion, community, marriage, love etc. First of all love is a human emotion which cannot be circled wiht some specific characteristics. It is the feelings come from the heart of two persons regardless of their age, race, religion, social position etc. The two heart feels for each other. Marriage is the next step in love to secure the love with social and/or religion and/or country law. Here comes the question about religion or community and in this regard what we see is parents are almost in every case try to stop inter-religion marriage. For doing so the main argument is that if both the person come from the same community and follow the same religion their marriage life will be successful. On the contrary if the religion and/or community does not match, the marriage life will be painful and may be result in breaking relation. So it is suitable for both the partner that they are of same religion and/or community.

Actually,I'd rather marry someone from another community since I like marrying someone different.lol.But he'd better belong to the same religion as me in case that my parents disagree.Its not easy to find your love,so I would miss him due to some unnecessary things like religion.He should be a man of confidience and not depend too much on religion.

hello...i never meet such question before and perhaps my suggestion won't do much help to you, only love can be judged the onlything to go or not go. love can regardless of religion or community or other things. parent's opinion only be a reference to you but not the order or the definitely. i even think why those parents put their pro/con on their children's affair..

I honestly dont care about religion and find it a sham. Again this is my opinion so please dont form a cult and knock on my door. It is only my opinion. If two people, even if they are gay, love each other and want to be with each other forever and can work the whole situation out then why shouldnt they be together. Whose god to say that we cant or even our parents?? I love my parents and always will and will respect their decisions they make regarding me but when they start telling me which girl to like and not to like simply because she is of a different race and religion, thats when I close my ears and ignore them. I will never ever in infinite years surrender my love in the name of religion/caste or anything else of similar stature unless the fate of the world was depended on it.

If the couple are not in the same religion, definitely it will cause a problem. Problem dealing with their believes in their religion. But when they really love each other, there's no boundary such as a religion.

I believe that it is important that you and your partner belong to the same religion. It is hard when the couple have different beliefs. It will be just a reason to argue. Well, I am just speaking for myself. It's difficult to embrace a new religion for the sake of love. It's hard to just change the things you believe in.