If that’s not something you care about in a relationship, by all means don’t concern yourself with it. But if you feel like you have to decide not to care about your partner’s convictions, then it’s a significant issue, and one that’s likely to surface in the future however you try to suppress it.
I meet many people were their religion has little or no practical influence on their daily lives. If you limit your partner search to the LW/similar cluster you might find it problematic to get a suitable partner. And even then ideological similarities are no guarantee for a happy relationship.
Might be interesting to poll what people look for.
Of course ideological similarities aren’t a guarantee of a happy relationship; for me and for many others, they’re necessary, but I know of nobody for whom they’re sufficient.
Dating a person with religious beliefs which do not have a practical influence on their lives, I have tremendous difficulty respecting them. This is not a hypothetical matter, it’s a mistake I’ve learned to avoid. I know people for whom it does not seem to be an issue, but anyone for whom it is is better off taking it seriously than following advice to exercise tolerance.
That sounds like a fair idea for discussion post. I’ll make one later today, unless you feel like doing it first.
If that’s not something you care about in a relationship, by all means don’t concern yourself with it. But if you feel like you have to decide not to care about your partner’s convictions, then it’s a significant issue, and one that’s likely to surface in the future however you try to suppress it.
I meet many people were their religion has little or no practical influence on their daily lives. If you limit your partner search to the LW/similar cluster you might find it problematic to get a suitable partner. And even then ideological similarities are no guarantee for a happy relationship.
Might be interesting to poll what people look for.
Of course ideological similarities aren’t a guarantee of a happy relationship; for me and for many others, they’re necessary, but I know of nobody for whom they’re sufficient.
Dating a person with religious beliefs which do not have a practical influence on their lives, I have tremendous difficulty respecting them. This is not a hypothetical matter, it’s a mistake I’ve learned to avoid. I know people for whom it does not seem to be an issue, but anyone for whom it is is better off taking it seriously than following advice to exercise tolerance.
That sounds like a fair idea for discussion post. I’ll make one later today, unless you feel like doing it first.
Poll made. It’s been downvoted to −1, but hopefully the topic will not turn out to be that unwelcome on net.