Can a relationship be had between people who share different beliefs?

[A Toxic Butterfly]

irrelevant now

[Ashley1990]

for me..!! i dnt think so

[lad]

Yup sometimes opposites attract.

[Olesya]

of course; it depends on how you deal with the differences and work it out.

[komorikun]

Yeah, I don't know. I've been thinking about that a lot lately. I could easily find another atheist/agnostic but there are not many male vegetarians out there. I just don't know if I could deal with being in a relationship with someone who eats meat.

[squidd]

I'm an athiest was in a relationship with an xian it didn't work out but not because of that. I'm also a vegitarian and have dated mostly meat eaters (The difference is really about the same). It really depends on the people

[straightarrows]

not sure, but sometimes love is blind and it can work,


but what about Kids in the future??????!!!

[TryingMara]

Sure. I know several marriages where both partners are of entirely different religions and where one spouse is a Christian and the other is an atheist. It can happen, it just depends on the people involved. As long as each one respects the others' views and doesn't shove their particular outlook on the other, it can work. Like you said with mutual love and respect, the differences can be dealt with.

[Nogy]

It depends on the people, imo. My personal experience is that it didn't work, and had no chance of doing so, unless one of us changed our views. I was told that if only i was a "man of god" then she would want to marry me, lol.

If the person isn't very extreme in their faith though and can appreciate the faith of others, then i don't see any reason it couldn't work

[tjames]

lol I just found out my boyfriend isn't Christian. He goes to church more than me and people are always trying to get him to do more in the church so I assumed he was christian. He isn't, I am. He also use to be a Muslim and Buddhism holds a special place in my heart. He and I have absolutely no problems when it comes to religion. Since we don't believe any one religion is more valuable than others we can't look down on each other. We treat each other with respect and seek to learn from each other.

[vicente]

Only if neither person is adamant or fundamentalist about their beliefs. Are they constantly praying or invoking God into everyday life? Then the relationship probably won't work out. They will inevitably be irked by why you can't "see the light of the true faith", and they'll want to pass their religion onto your kids. Also, if they are somewhat close to their parents and their parents are extreme in their beliefs then that might ruin it for you even if they themselves aren't ultra religious. The parents might convince them that they can't marry a God-less heathen, shiksa, or infidel.

[Albert11]

2 Corinthians 6:14 (Says)-----Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers.

I've seen it happen and rarely does it last for long. I guess it depends on "the religions" and how devoted one is.

For true Christians it is not a good situation. Hence the warning in Scripture. A true Christian would look for another Christian---unless they were married before one of them becomes a believer. Then it can get frustrating for both.

[BrookeHannigan]

Im a atheist(or whatever I dont believe in after life and god)
My boyfriend is a muslim, he isnt very extreme but he isnt like neglecting his faith so I guess if I had to say he is a mild-muslim..lol
Muslim men can marry non muslim women,
I see it happand so many times anyway and usually it works out fine!
We never had a problem, I accept his believes, He accepts I dont believe
And we rarely bring up religion to each other exept sometimes when he asks me questions about such things and I do the same...Im actually also very well liked by his family...Its because I am very respectful to them believing, and they are to me to for not believing sometimes questions asked, and I have a very old fashioned state of mind.
He never tried to convert me or pushed me into believing and neither did I,
SO I know for 100% it CAN work...I have seen it so many times around me and if it will last thats all up to the couple..race religion sexes it doesnt matter its all up to you...Actually the guy that was the same religion and such as me our relationship failed hard, and now I may not be with a atheist or someone who isnt from my country originally but im happier than ever with him,
and wouldnt trade it for anything in the world.

[Pennywise]

Yes. I know a guy on YouTube who is an avid atheist, and has a Christian wife. But he says that she is very personal about her religion. In other words, she doesn't go to church or read the Bible, and keeps her religion to herself.

[Charizard]

I'm an agnostic atheist, my girlfriend of almost 5 years is a pretty devout christian. She goes to church on sundays, she reads her bible and prays daily, etc.

I'm happy to report that our relationship is pretty much great.

[iEquanimity]

I think that if you love someone enough, then that shouldn't be a problem.

You may have completely different views or opinions on things; but you share one common interest. You both love each other! And we all know the strongest emotion is love...

But yeah, heh, I'm a bit of a hopeless romantic

[RavenDust]

I think really it just depends on the people and what kind of beliefs they are. I've heard of couples with different religions or political parties being married for decades. I think it just depends. Sorry, I know that's not super helpful.

[ijustwanttobemute]

Honestly I'm in a "relationship" with someone who doesn't believe in Jesus Christ. The Bible says that believers and nonbelievers have nothing in common and couldn't be any more correct. I love him unfortunately. Also something which is unfortunate is that he has pulled me a way a bit. You could never turn me against Jesus Christ but I'm not as Christian as I was when we first met . But the sad thing about is that he treats me way better than any believer I've ever dated.

[Innamorata]

I couldn't date someone who was religious.

[A Toxic Butterfly]

Well thank you all for your thoughtful responses! I'm seeing a pattern here. Obviously, it really depends on the person and their personal choice.