How do you cope? Is it bearable? What are the practical issues involved -- meaning does it mean no holiday dinners all together? Does it impact your day to day life? Heck, does it matter?
2006-09-27 06:12:30 · 7 answers · asked by Luis LU 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
with a resounding yes it matters!in some religions,if youre not the perfect christian,youre considered a tool of the devil.they will take it upon themselves to test your carachter in the name of their god.not passing this test can lead to very dire real life consequences not to mention spiritual warfare.some people have no balance between the real world and the spiritual world,and by the time you begin to understand what they consider rightousness,their is nothing you can to save yourself for the sake of their "bigger picture"anyone is subject to being a fanatic these days
2006-09-27 07:10:46 · answer #1 · answered by stonedhilbily 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am half Jewish and Half Catholic, I know! Anyway, Her mother is Lutheran. So you see the problems right away. None of it bothers me. I married her, not them. We are cordial, but not friends. We meet at holidays, exchange pleasantries and go home. If it is a dividing issue, let it be theirs, not yours. Do not let your family or the other persons live your life. Do not let them destroy you or the other person.
Impact on day to day life, none what so ever. Does it matter? No, not in the last 38 years, it has not.
2006-09-27 13:16:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My inlaws hate me!! They used to like me, but right before my husband and I got married we decided to take a break. It lasted an unbearable 3 days and we realized we needed each other. Well my husband told his parents we were taking a break to see if we really were meant to be together, it was a mutual thing. But his parents took it as me wanting to go date someone else. The now have hated me since. They also adore his ex girlfriend, and on our wedding night told me it should be the ex in my dress. It can get miserable. Kill them with kindness, it won't go away but it definitley helps.
2006-09-27 13:46:13 · answer #3 · answered by katbeek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, I was engaged to someone of a different faith. Sometimes this works, but in our case it didn't. See, he was always stating that I needed a more open mind while trying to cram jesus garbage down my throat. (That's how I see it, I have a right to my viewpoint.) I was never insulting about his religion, yet he always attacked mine negatively and even very childishly, insisting I say my prayers in english so he would "know if I were casting a spell on him". I continued to say them in the language of my preference.
We are no longer together of course.
2006-09-27 13:16:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck, you and me both! Used to be - I'd show up at every darn "family reunion" for the "sake" of my husband. But lately, I don't really care if they like me or not. I'm getting divorced. Why? Because he chose to side with his family and prioritize them over me and our kids even if my concern for his family was sincere and vis a vis. If a man can't "honor and cherish" his wife above all others second only to God - he ain't worth my time.
2006-09-27 13:16:10 · answer #5 · answered by Equinox 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My parents would not attend my wedding because my husband was a different religion. Years later, my mother would not attend my daughter's wedding. And when my husband died, my mother would not attend his funeral.
2006-09-27 13:14:43 · answer #6 · answered by WendyD1999 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I will be facing it after2-3 years...definitely i will share my experience with you.
2006-09-27 13:15:48 · answer #7 · answered by dsjfehiw 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋