does religion really affect relationships?
By shivka
@shivka (110)
India
January 28, 2007 5:00am CST
I have heard soooo much about people trying to consciously getting into relationships with people only of the same religion..or even marrying people from their own religious community only.do you think religion affects relationships..directly or indirectly?have you had any such experiences or known people around you who have..there are many..what's it like?
6 responses
@dekzee (38)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
Yes it does matter. For example, I know a couple of different religion who got married. Everything was fine between the two until they bore a child. Their big problem is what religion they would confer to their offspring which brought about an unsolvable problem between them. So I suggest that when it comes to marriage, a party should concede and follow only one religion. That's what I think
@shivka (110)
• India
29 Jan 07
i just feel that religion is avery personal issue and that once the child is old enuf..he/she can choose his/her own religion.
till then i think its' wise to have the child live in an extremely secular enviroment following practices of both religions.
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@marjonelle (798)
• Philippines
28 Jan 07
Religion affects relationship in some way. But if you respect each other religions, you won't have a problem about it. I know a couple who's in different religion, they just respect each others beliefs. And let their children choose where to get in. They have 4 children, 2 of them goes to their mom and the other half to their dad. They just don't talk about religion at all when they are all together. I can say that it didn't affect their relationship coz they been together for over 2 decades already.
@Sami_beau_ideal (158)
• India
28 Jan 07
Respect is the key in any relationship.
U respect ur partner's space and the problem disappears
@Sami_beau_ideal (158)
• India
28 Jan 07
Actually when u are in relationship, u have to adjust to a lot of things which ur partner likes and maybe u dont value much and religion may be one of those.
So yes religion does affect relationships as it gives u another issue u will have to adjust with. But when u are in love, u never mind these adjustments and instead learn to enjoy these differences as adventure.
@shalwani (760)
• Pakistan
30 Jan 07
religion lies in your heart. No one has the right to manipulate withyour religion. If you keep religion and relationships in thier correct palce then you will not overlap them. Th eidea is to realize the correct priority of things and put them in the right place.
@yudishtira (136)
• Indonesia
29 Jan 07
I don't think so... because my parents have different religion (Moslem and Christian), and no real big problems until now.
