When Couples Can’t Agree On God

Natasha Scripture wonders whether differing faiths should be a deal-breaker:

I do feel, in general, we are — and are entitled to be — harsher on our partner's views than with someone who isn't going to raise children with us, i.e. the checkout guy at CVS. My boyfriend says I have a visceral reaction to anything Christian, but it's because deep down, I know he wants to proselytize me. He's even admitted he hopes I'll "come around." … I don't understand how he could be the way he is (what do he and God talk about all day long anyway?), and he doesn't understand how I can be so nebulous when it comes to spirituality. I think it's a deeply personal thing; he believes it's a shared, communal experience that should be discussed regularly at church and at the dinner table.