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How religion affects relationships and sex for people in the UK

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Adarsh Ramchurn and Nav Sangha say their interfaith relationship is "frowned upon" by some in their communities.

Nav and Adarsh say they receive hateful comments on social media when posting about their life together.

They are also abused because Adarsh, 24 , has a darker skin tone than Nav, a form of prejudice known as colourism.

"It's the absolute trenches out here in the dating world it's difficult to trust a man anyway, but then to trust someone that doesn't fear God as well?" She says she doesn't miss sex as much as she might do because she isn't dating anyone at the moment. She believes the wait will be worth it - once she's married. "I no longer lack purpose or peace," says Sacha , who isn't the "party animal" she once was. "I'm happier than I've ever been.".