As a couple progresses from casual dating to being engaged, they consider how to meld different facets of their life. Common topics of conversation include joint vs. separate bank accounts, how to share holidays between families.  And even practical questions like who gets to keep the couch when you move in together. But above all things, it is important to connect spiritually with your partner.

How couples will integrate their spiritual lives is a topic that is sometimes disregarded. The topic doesn’t appear to warrant discussion among millennials. Millennials frequently describe themselves as “spiritual but not religious”. Some are moving away from organized religion. Religion affects married life in unforeseen ways.

For the expanding number of interfaith couples, it may be more clear that they must face spiritual divides. Even while it is a choice, most couples prefer to live in harmony with their own religious convictions, even including rituals from several religious traditions into their wedding ceremony. In these marriages, it’s ideal for partners to go beyond merely getting along and start exploring one another’s religious beliefs. That may, if feasible, involve respectfully taking part in some of its ceremonies.

When should couple discuss about religion?

Regardless on how spouses and partners choose to talk religion when they are alone, parents frequently discover that the birth of their first child sparks conversation and occasionally conflict. Living in a spiritual middle ground before to having children is conceivable; but, a kid may necessitate decisions that are more clear-cut. Will the infant receive a religious rite of initiation? Once so, which religion will the couple choose if they get married? Even partners who have previously displayed a lack of interest in spirituality may feel strongly about these decisions.

Even while getting married and having a child are important occasions to talk about religion, any major life event, such as a protracted sickness, the death of a loved one, or a sad international incident, may force individuals to reevaluate the importance of religion in their lives. Couples should be ready for this possibility and provide their spouse the freedom to change their beliefs and practices as they see fit. Couples may have a shared spiritual life that accommodates the demands of each partner with that degree of openness and constant communication.