Mixed Religion Relationships
by Religion can be a hard topic when it comes to relationships, especially when those relationships begin to get serious. How would you both compromise the difference? What would you both do and what about your families? Would they accept your partner? Can things really work out when you’re both come from different religions?
Nowadays, we live in a world that’s very multicultural with many people coming from all kinds of different backgrounds and religions. But what happens when a couple of those people meet and fall in love, well aware of the differences. Here are 3 very important things you need to discuss about before your relationship starts to get serious.
1) Family- This has to be the hardest step to pass. Family has the biggest impact on your relationship when it comes to religion. Of course it varies of how strict both your families are and what religion you believe in. Some religions are strictly off limits as they may had a bad history. The best way to convince your partner’s family is to show that you really respect and you’re willing to learn about their religion. They may talk to you about their god but you have to show that you’re interested. It’s a big compromise but it must be done otherwise they will not accept you. If they still don’t accept you unless you convert, then it’s up to you of what you feel is right. Is it worth converting to another religion for the sake of your partner’s family approval? Many couple split up because of this reason. Some couples end up running away together to live their own lives leaving their families behind. I’m Catholic and my husband is Muslim and it took him a while to convince his family that we were going to get married and I wasn’t going to convert. But I showed them that I was willing to learn about Islam and now they have accepted me for showing so much interest and respect. But not everybody is as lucky as I am. You just have to talk this through with your partner before you both get serious.
2) Understanding- Understanding each other is a big important part of any relationship. But in this case, you both need to understand each other as well as religions on both sides. It’ll be easier if you’re both from the same nationality and culture, but if you’re not, then you will need to also understand your partner’s culture and their way of living as well. It will not be easy and sometimes you will clash and just don’t understand why they do this or believe that way. It will take time to adjust and understand everything; just make sure that your partner explain everything slowly and carefully to you to make it easier for you to understand. In the end, it’s all about learning and respect.
3) Compromise- you may need to compromise a little, or sometimes a lot in some relationships. Just make sure that you both clearly understand each other to make compromises. Depending on what religion and culture, you may need to give up, cut down or even change certain things in your life. This is never going to be easy but if you both love each other and want to get married, then it’s definitely worth it. You cannot put a price on love. Good luck!!
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