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[quote=Anonymous]Marrying for love is a romantic rom com notion. Love waxes and wanes and you need more than love to make a marriage work. There are many, many marriages that struggle with cultural and religious differences. Those things are often deep rooted and speak to differing values and beliefs, not only in the marriage but also in extended families. For example there are many threads on here where cultural differences about how involved one should be in supporting aging parents causes major issues. Some cultures are individualistic, some are collectivist, and when you marry across a different type of belief system, love often isn’t enough. Finances, in law relationships, parenting practices etc are all shaped by culture.

I think the more core beliefs you share, the better the foundation of the marriage. When you marry across culture or religion, someone has to make major compromises and that often leads to resentment. The older I get, the more I think that sharing core cultural and religious beliefs is central to a strong marriage.[/quote]

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