Have you ever been in a relationship that failed because of difference or lack of religon? Disagreements? Do you think that two people of different religions or one that is religious and one that is not can make a relationship work if the one person is deeply devoted to their belief system?
2006-07-15 20:05:52 · 19 answers · asked by royal_crown78 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
religion today seems to be pushed on people and one way to look at it if you like is,
No matter what we do as a person we are always going to be different in everyway, Thats what makes us who we are and a lot of folks have lost touch with who they are and think that if every one doesn't think the same way about things they are the ones that have the problem. If you want something to work it will, and if not it won't, ask yourself is it worth it to figure a way to overcome what you think is a problem...
2006-07-15 20:18:37 · answer #1 · answered by GO AHEAD 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I was to live with a guy with a very strong religious faith, I'd have to be very, very, very much in love.
I think it must be difficult to live in a relationship with two sets of beliefs. If one believe strongly and the other does not believe, then both should have respect for the other. It might be hard though to have this respect. Because I think the religious person would want to change the not-religious person. Wanting to change your partner will never be a good thing to do anyhow.
If they have different beliefs it also depends on how important it is for each one to preach and change the other person. Being able to respect the other person's integrety.
Along with religion comes cultural differences. It can make it difficult to live with these differences. Two dishwashers? Children: which faith should they be raised into? Nah - very, very difficult to live with.
2006-07-16 03:08:11 · answer #2 · answered by Tones 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that religious differences between couples would not ultimately strain their relationship because what matters is what they feel for each other! I know a friend who was married with a guy whom she met at webdate.com, and they had different religious orientations. She was a catholic and he was a Potestant. They experienced turbulence in their relationship before, but after knowing how they really feel for each other, their religious differences didn't really matter anymore.
2006-07-16 03:23:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I prayed for 20 years for my husband. He grew up in the Catholic church, but grew away from it as an adult. I grew up and still am a Baptist. He has been going to church with me for about 3 years now and we discuss...we don't fight about it... but we discuss the differences and our feelings about our beliefs. I have never pushed my beliefs on him, it was his idea to go to church with me and he enjoyed it. My prayer was not that he become a Baptist, it was that he would develop faith in God...and he has.
So, to answer your question...I married a non-practicing Catholic, we obviously have different backgrounds in religion, but we learned to discuss and find the truths about our differences. Yes, 2 people can work it out with the help of God, love, respect, patience and understanding.
2006-07-16 03:18:25 · answer #4 · answered by justmeagain 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think:
we must look for what the religion says; as for example in Islam, a muslim can marry with christians, jews, who believe in their prophet's holy books, but muslims cannot marry with non-muslims whos from religion not accepted by Quran.
So if a person believe in religion must foolow what his religion directs.
2006-07-16 03:18:54 · answer #5 · answered by A BOY 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes and you have to work it out and come to a consensus of how to go about living your lives. And you have to remember how you would raise and handle your children if you have them. But never break up because of religion. It will bite you in the butt.
2006-07-16 03:08:54 · answer #6 · answered by NVgirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is hard but ti depends on how much they respect and love each other and how much they r able to understand that they can make an agreement
they both should respect the relegions and to understand and learn the both relations they should show care and respect and never make comments and always share the ways and prayers thats how and above all it is LOVE!!
2006-07-16 03:14:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends how devoted the partners are to each other- and their respective religions.
2006-07-16 03:09:05 · answer #8 · answered by User 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My personal Experience,.....as i have seen my parents........Relationshipa work if the two partners love, understand, compromise & adjust with each other........N yes, if they have different religious beliefs...........they must jus let the other person practice their beliefs......N they will Definitely live Happily Ever After....................
2006-07-16 03:11:23 · answer #9 · answered by rose 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that will take alot of understandig from each other
which unfotunaly couldn't be achived
becouse may be religion see something wrong in the other religion which the other religion don't see it that way
and you cant force (or it's hard to do) any one to do something he/her belives that it's wrong
that's why it's too hard may be impossible
2006-07-16 03:11:15 · answer #10 · answered by BlAcK_zOoNe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋