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How many of you are in interfaith relationships?

How's it working out for you? How long have you been involved?

I am married to a wonderful muslim man who inshalla I will spend the rest of my life with. However, I keep hearing about how these marriages don't work and after a few years end in divorce. Please give me hope someone! I'm tired of hearing all the bad stats.

Update:

Thanks juvegirl! I was hoping you would answer my question. No everything is wonderful other than he is in a different country than I am. I too get the passport question and no that is not why he married me. I guess it is that little voice that is in the back of all of our minds plus trying to find someone else in a good interfaith relationship. Like everything, it s easy to find the bad news...

Update 2:

Delina_M: I am so happy to hear that you are in such a wonderful relationship. I t gives me hope for our future.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    To hell with the stats. It depends on your marriage, not what others do.

    I'm dating and getting married to a Muslim. We've been together for a year and a half ("together" is a relative term, he lives in a neighbouring city) and I can't wait to marry him. I'm 30 this month, so it's not like I just rolled off the turnip truck. He was a citizen of my country long before we met. (ha, just crossing off the things people usually ask in a low voice..."Are you sure he doesn't just want a passport?" ha ha)

    He's wonderful. Helpful funny smart, I couldn't ask for a better man.

    Are you guys going through a rough patch? Know that they come in all relationships, inter-faith or not.

    Good luck and take care!

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I'm not in an interfaith marriage, but I must say it depends.

    If the man is a very argumentative person, and you are very strong minded about your religion, then this may cause arguments.

    I know some inter-faith couples, and although they're getting along fine, religion is never mentioned in their house because it causes massive arguments.

    It really depends on the couple though.

  • 1 decade ago

    Wonderful. Almost 10 years of marriage. He's a protestant and I'm an agnostic. Our love comes from each other not from any outside magical being. I'm not trying to make him like me, he's not trying to make me like him. therein lies the success of our relationship.

    To give you more encouragement ours is inter-faith, inter-racial, international marriage also.

    In other words: GO FOR IT!!!

  • 1 decade ago

    Not currently but when I was not so Islamic...yeah I did in the past. I honestly think if both people are compatible enough and the non muslim respects the others religion enough then there is no problem. It is allowed for men because it is a good way to ensure the growth of the ummah and propagation of Islam.

    Id still rather marry a good muslimah though! inshallah.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Don't listen to everyone.

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