I believe that when you are in love with someone then nothing else should matter. If one person strongly believes in their religion and wants the other person to convert, then the other person should convert. This is because when two people with different religions get married and have children, then the children will be confused about what to follow or believe. It will even affect the types of holidays they would be able or want to celebrate. I think that its important for the couple that is getting married to be of the same faith because if one is Christian and one is Hindu then will they get married in a church or around a fire? Or both? Also, if one person is not very religious or doesn’t believe in any religion then that person cannot make a good life partner. This is because for a person to lead a balanced life, they should attain a good balance of their physical, emotional and spiritual needs. If one of them is imbalances then more problems will be created in their married life. My opinion is contradicting my initial statement that if you are in love then nothing else matters. But that only holds true for ‘the madly in love’ stage that every couple goes through in the beginning. Afterwards, everything starts to change and you realize that there are other things in life too such as your responsibilities, your family and relatives, and your friends. You are not going to spend the rest of your life with just your partner; you have to spend your time with other people too.
Religion is a belief that you should truly believe in. When two people have different beliefs then later on some of their ideas and thoughts might be against each others. This can create arguments that cannot be resolved easily. Their schedules would also be in conflict because one person is going to a church on Sunday and the other person is doing a pooja. If the couple is involved in the same type of activities then it allows them to spend more time with each other and keep that emotional bond strong. They would also not have disagreements over religion at least because there are many arguments to deal with in married life for example, who should be doing the dishes tonight or who should wake up in the middle of the night to feed the baby .
It can easily happen that you may fall in love with someone who believes in a different religion. In the beginning, such things do not seem to matter but they do later on. Therefore, it is my opinion that one of the person should convert for the sake of their married life and future kids. But conversion should happen with a clean heart and not just for the sake of marriage. Because converting just for getting married will definitely lead to resentment later on. If one person does not decide to change their religion then it would be beneficial to end the relationship earlier than wasting some months or years and end it after which will be more hurtful.