Over dinner with a friend the other night, the topic of religion and relationships came up. She started dating a new guy recently, and she stated that she was relieved that he was the same religion as she was. I thought that word was interesting..."relieved." When I asked her to explain what she meant, she said she felt that relationships are hard enough as it is; dating someone who has a similar religious and/or cultural background just tends to make things easier, since many of your values and traditions are already in line.
