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With dating sites at an all-time high crowding the internet, niche dating sites catering to various religious faiths have taken off. Sites like eHarmony.com (a multi-faith dating site with lots of television airtime), WhereChristiansMeet.com, Catholicsingles.com (a Christian dating site), Zawaj.com (a Muslim dating site), and JDate.com( an online Jewish Dating Service) lead the pack, with some of these sites claiming millions of members in their databases. While Christian dating sites seem to have multiplied overnight, Jewish dating sites and other religious-based romance websites are not that far behind, and will surely grow their numbers in time.
What single men and women need to understand when seeking that special someone is that religion has, and likely always will, take a prominent or semi-prominent place in the lives of many of the people they might end up sitting across the table from. Religion, as any walking, talking, breathing human being can tell you, is part of who they are, what they are, what they believe, and how they behave, and dating usually means dating within their religion. Exceptions, however, obviously exist. And for many of these exceptions, dating outside of their religion can lead to unwanted conflict and stress.
Below are a few dating tips for you if your religious beliefs are important enough to you to consider who (or who not) to date. An open mind is always a good thing to have, but you should definitely be educated to all of the facts before you go and date someone whose belief system might not be all that compatible with yours. You might be setting yourself for heartbreak by not asking the right questions early on, or by sticking your foot in your mouth by saying or doing the wrong thing.
Come prepared. If you have decided to take the step from meeting someone to dating someone, make sure you're at least a little versed on religious differences that may pop up over the course of an evening
Example: You don't want to order pork for your date if they're Muslim,although why you would order for them to begin with might be a problem in and of itself. (You can chuckle here).
Be a little understanding of difference if you actually are on a date with someone of a different religion and an issue arises, either something offensive to you or to your date.
Example: Your food arrives and you're ready to scarf down that filet mignon, but you notice that your date closes his eyes and starts giving thanks for the hunk of meat on his plate - and you make a joke. (Probably funny to you, but not necessarily the most hysterical thing to him).
Don't pretend to know everything. Religion is based on faith; what might seem like the obvious to you may seem ridiculous to someone else, and vice versa. You can't "win" an argument about religion with someone who believes in their beliefs, and there really is no reason to even try. Respect is key.
Example: Your religion tells you that there is no God, that you should be one with nature, that you don't have to go to church, temple, mosque, or anywhere. You meet someone through coworkers, go on a date, and the topic of Faith comes up. They ask, "How can you not believe in God?" You say, "Because I don't believe in fairy tales", Bad move. You should always show respect to others religious beliefs, even if you can neither understand nor appreciate what they may be. It is all about respect. Remember what your parents told you: Treat others the way you want to be treated yourself. (Sorry, I think there is a religious reference in there as well).