Can people of different religions and cultures have happy and successful lives together?
So you’re considering marriage to a person of a different religion and/or culture. Can your relationship work long-term, given the challenges you know you’ll inevitably face as a couple, and as possible future parents? In this video, we discuss the obstacles that couples from different cultural and religious backgrounds face, and offer suggestions for successfully navigating through them together.
If you and your spouse are of different religions or cultures, what difficulties have you faced and overcome together? Have you been able to maintain your unity as husband and wife despite your fundamental differences? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section.
My husband and I have been married for 15 years, bringing together our Mexican and American cultures successfully. Our goal has always been to have “our” culture in our home, the best from each of our backgrounds and personal stories. We have challenged ourselves to be respectful of each other, and we have both explored the language, traditions and nuances that we come from. My life has been blessed and enriched because of my husband’s culture. I believe, though, that many of our differences have been resolved easily because we share our faith.