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You are [x belief system]. Your significant other is [y belief system].

Would you convert to your significant other's religion?

  • Yes

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • No

    Votes: 54 85.7%

  • Maybe

    Votes: 9 14.3%
  • Total voters
    63
absolutely not, under any circumstances.

conflicting religions (/lack of religions) in relationships are also hard to bear after a while
so I just tend to find people who can agree with me

I could never be in a relationship with like.. a young-earth creationist. No matter how pretty or nice or smart she seemed. It just.. wouldn't work.
 
I couldn't just decide "Oh, my significant other believes this, so I'm going to believe it too." Honestly, I find it decidedly odd that anybody could. You don't really believe in your religion if you could change it as a simple convenience, do you?

EDIT: Also, my dad is an atheist and my mom a sort of Christian-Buddhist-personal-flavor thing. They also have different (though not drastically so) political opinions. They get along fine and we the kids have turned out just fine in an upbringing that made so little mention of religion that for the longest time I had no idea about their beliefs. In general I don't think people should indoctrinate their children, religiously or otherwise. Just make it clear to them that there are all sorts of different religious beliefs, teach them reasonable tolerance and critical thinking, and tell them your own beliefs if it becomes relevant. That should work fine even if the couple has different beliefs.
 
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if they wanted me to convert for them, they wouldn't be my significant other.
 
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