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I know it was a light hearted, Lifetime movie but...

posted 11 years ago by lazygafiltafish
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the movie shows why a lot of "interfaith" families don't work. Even if you aren't religious, you might have deal breakers...

I'm Jewish and would never have a Christmas tree, lights, go to church, not have kosher food in the house etc. Of course every Jew is different with this.

Just better to know before you give someone a ring (and imo, living with them), how you want to raise your family and where to live.

Granted some blended families work but many members often resent (even if not spoken) some members of holding back things that meant something to them.

[–] sbowesuk 11 years ago

Marriage is about compromise. I've seen couples of different faiths work just fine, when they're willing to meet in the middle, and not let their faith dictate everything. It only becomes an issue if one or both people have a can't do, won't do attitude. When that happens it's not religion that destroys the relationship, but the people themselves. Bottom line is some people aren't cut out for marriage, because they go into it with completely the wrong attitude.

[–] michaltastik 10 years ago

I don't know, I think what the OP said ties into what they said in the movie. You find someone with the important stuff that you want and you make the rest work. If she keeps kosher then she is pretty strong in her Judaism, so she needs to find that. It falls into the first category for her. For you, religion might fall into the second category. It's most important to know which category things like this fall into.