My wife and I have been married for almost 44 years. She is religous and goes to church almost every Sunday. I’m a strong atheist and have very rarely attended church and then only to appease the family. We have agreed not to discuss religion. She raised the children in the church and I am the only atheist in the family.

it depends on how religious and what the religion is. my guy has a vague belief in some kind of god, but he hasn't built his life around it. he doesn't even know much about judaism, the religion of the culture into which both of us were born, his family probably being slightly more religious than my very secular one. i know a lot more about it than he does; he's never opened a bible. he goes to shul on the high holy days and when his dead parents' names are read on their yahrzeits (death anniversaries) but on a daily basis, god just doesn't enter into the picture, nor does any other part of the religion except his not wanting to eat pork, which is certainly not a dealbreaker in a romantic relationship. we have a friend who is evangelical. she won't take a job, buy a car or make a move of any kind without consulting with jesus. a person like that and an atheist might find it hard to connect romantically; it's hard enough to connect as friends!

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My wife believes in a deity and is a liberal, I’m a atheist but lean conservative. We love each other, have a happy home and family despite our political and religious differences. It can be done!!

A fish may fall in love with a bird, but where will they build their nest?

There will be strain. Much worse when the kids show up.

If your partner is fully convinced you are going to Hell and may drag his/her children down with you, that's not part of any sequence of happiness.

Won't work. Unless one us willing to change or pretend to change or sacrifice their opinions, to which I would think is not a relationship worth existing.

They can date and get married. However, it most likely won't last due to way each person looks at the world. The belief systems will always cause friction in the relationship.

When i was a believer I dated an atheist...we conversed quite well because we were both, and still are, Socialists... only thing that changed is now I'm a godless communist... lol
We're still friends because it's not the minor things of life that matter in intellectual conversation....

Kinda just depends on the strength of the beliefs. A person with extremely strong religious beliefs will not be able to maintain a happy long term relationship with an anti-theist; however, a mildly religious live-and-let-live religious person with the same type of atheist will have the same odds as everyone else.

I say enjoy the relationship while it lasts and walk away when it's over before you learn to hate each other.

It depends on the religion and its intrusiveness into the relationship itself. My late / prior wife was what I'd characterize as a relatively liberal evangelical, and I deconverted later in our marriage ... it presented exactly zero problem to our relationship because it was based on common interests and mutual respect, not on our religious beliefs. Also our life was not consumed by church.

Bit of a difficult one there I wouldn't be prepared to compromise where bringing up any children are involved, I could only accept teaching/indoctrinating my children to think for themselves and certainly would not want them to suffer any kind of religious indoctrination at any time whatsoever.

Really it would be a real problem for me no matter how much I thought of someone, I'm sure there are some that could manage this problem and stay together, I don't think I could.

Regards ippy

It really depends on the people involved, If the religious person in question is a liberal Christian, it may not be a problem, as they have a less literal approach to the Bible and are more accepting in their views. A fundamentalist Christian, on the other hand will be trying to convert you so you don't go to Hell.

Why can't we just all get along? Rodney King 1992 after the L.A. riots

I've heard it can work, but I strongly advise against it. My experience wasn't pleasant.

I guess if you ok not being yourself, watching what you say and avoiding topics all together it could work. But who would want that?