I think if you love him, then it would be a shame to let his religion and your parents keep you apart :-) Good Luck.

If you still need your parent's permission, either legally or emotionally, then you are too young to be getting married. Start long-term planning for when you are both ready and start working on your parents and find out exactly what they have against him as an individual, not as a member of a faith group. Then you will know how to ovecome their objections.

Really Muslims aren't supposed to date (ex. boyfriend-girlfriend situation). So technically he doesn't act like a Muslim. You could use that to your defense if you want, or at least discuss how serious your bf is about his religion. ...sidenote: it's pretty serious taboo for Muslims to date. your bf must know that on some level.

Unpopular answer coming up: I really believe that when people marry outside their religion it forces one or both of them to compromise pretty basic values, and that's not a good idea. Now if one or both of the people are not truly religious, meaning they just identify themselves as Christian, Jewish, Muslim, etc. but don't really live their lives that way then it doesn't matter who they marry.

Wow, that's a really tough situation. Let me say that it's a whole lot easier to fall in love with someone from another religion/culture, but it's so hard to try and make a life with such a great difference actually work. The biggest problems may not come from the two of you -- they will probably come from your famil(y)(ies) and perhaps friends. My guy and I are a Catholic/Protestant mix and I can't tell you how hard that has been on us and our kids. His family interfered in every way you can possibly imagine and I experienced more disrespect and religious bigotry from his side of the family than I could have ever imagined. My side, thankfully, has been more accepting and open-minded, but it has been really hard for me to deal with my in-laws and they have put a lot of unfair pressure on my kids. People don't really like to blend -- they like to have one religion/culture dominate over the other. That's the real issue and the real problem. I hate most of my in-laws b/c of their attitudes toward my religion/culture. They immigrated to the USA and my people have been here before this country was a country (pre-Revolutionary War) and I come from a long-standing Protestant tradition. I'm not about to acquiesce to my in-laws ever. It's been a 30 year "war." Give your future real thought. It's not easy even when you think your differences aren't that great, as I did (two forms of a Christian religion). If you're not Muslim, you will be pressured to become one in order to appease those around your boyfriend and maybe he wants you to make that change too, no matter what he might say right now. And, consider this, Muslims consider any children born of the marriage to "belong" only to the husband/father and his family. The mother is not considered in this. It's hard to make religious differences work and the choice you make of a husband will affect the outcome of the rest of your life. Confront the religious/cultural issues before you say "I do." I wish you the best.

i think u r lucky that u r not a muslim girl marrying a non muslim guy bcaz in that situation u would have to make him accept Islam, although a muslim man can marry a non muslim woman but that means when u have kids they would actually go with the father side, not that i see any problem with ur kids being muslims, but if u really dont want ur kids to be muslims than i would say the best choice is not to marry him and tell him the truth wat problems could there be later on that u both would have to face. also i think if u love him then try to learn a bit about the religion and maybe if u r not religious u will convert to a muslim and trust me the religion is not wat u see and hear on tv and from the media its better u do ur own research, and then u both will have a loving life. i wish u all the best and plz let us know how it goes. =)

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Have you ever seen the movie not without my daughter with Sally Field. Watch that first so it will give you a glimpse of what you will be in for if you go against your parents wishes and marry this guy anyway. Especially if you have kids by him.

well my friend, im 18 years old and i swear i have no idea how i got into this. I met my boyfriend in college, he didn't seem religious at all really when we met and i fell in love with him (hes muslim) however later on he did change and religion became more and more important, and i ended up converting even if i wasnt really sure. now marriage seems to be very nearin our futurs and ther is alot of pressure. so i am telling you sweety if you know he is the one and you are willing to change whether it be for better or for worse go for it. but if not, reallly have a talk with him about religion first, really discuss it and see. its best to know and do lots of reasearch before choosing which religion to follow and not be pressured into it even if it is the right one becuse you truly have to do it with your heart with the right intentions if not you might resent him for it later. Good luck.

First off, you can marry who you wish to marry. That said, there may be repurcussions of a lifelong nature. My husband's aunt married a muslim (she was catholic) and had to become a muslim in order to do it. She was not a churchgoer so she said fine. So my husband's cousins are muslim. I think it makes things interesting but others might be horrified. Do not expect a normal family experience but interfaith and interracial marriages happen all the time.

is he practicing- because its odd to have a practicing muslim date outside the religion...although i know hindu's and muslims intermarry... ultimately- you are marrying him- they are not marrying AND any mistakes you make 8in this life are your own once you pass a certain age- youre on your own. i know! here come the trolls...

if you truly love oneanother then i say YES, love concors all and everything else will work out and a half way or meeting point can be created. but, noone should never listen to noone else but themseves when it comes to how THEY feel and how THIER heart feel towardanother person Good Luck in your decision

i was in the exact same situation as you are. i was christian but dont follow it and my boyfreind was a muslim and we wanted to get married but i was so scred to tell my family as they would go crazy. But i thought long and hard about it and i decided to f**k em and do what i wanted to do.after all it is my life. i was supriced at thier reaction that is wasnt as bad as i thougt but i dont see them now due to my own choice; you gota thnk the same hun. your family should stick by hou thru thick and thin and if they cant understand how much you love this guy then its thier problem. me and my husband have 1 child and anver on the way and i wud neva look back n change a thing. but i must warn you it is alot harder living as a muslim wife than it is bein a care-free christian girl. and plus alot of muslim women older generation dont agree with it and the comments arnt nice if ur love is strong enough it will be all good. p.s: watch for the mother in law and sisters in laws on your wedding nite make sure your either on your period or hav a blade handy because if they is no blood on that sheet because you are a virgin then your life wunt b worth living in the in laws house. my husband had a blade and i had 2 made a small cut on top on my leg. goodluck. xx

i think when people cannot get married because of their religion is judgmental and foolish. sure, they believe in different things and have a different outlook on God. but that doesnt change your love for one another obviously. talk to yoy parents and let them know how you feel.

i think that all that really matter is how you love each other and if you let your parents see that it is the real thing since they love you and care about your happinees it will all work out remmember everything hapeens for a reason.

i say you go against your parents. They just dont get it! Trust me. I am jewish and my lovely husband is Muslim. you sound very confused hun. if you truely want to be with him then be with him. If your family tells you NO, for the simple fact that he is muslim, then they DONT want the best for you. They want the best for themselves. How could they never agree for you to get married to the man you love because of his religion? What does that tell you about your parents? They sound like mine. They try and control you for your whole life and try to make all the decisions for you. How how can you live life, with someone pulling the strings for you? You call that happiness? Girl i dont have a mom. it was hard. instead i had my dad and older brother and sister pressuring me not to marry him, even though i told my dad that i loved him more than life itself. my dad said it doesnt matter, they are piece of shit. Thats when i had it. at that exact moment I understood that my dad was being very judgemental towards muslims as a whole and applying it to my husband. If my husband was jewish my father wouldve loved him. My father had the nerve to tell me that my mother would be ashamed of me. But it was my mom who told me she was miserable with my father and to never marry a jewish man! Hope this helps. He is the ONE!