While the Midrash advises that bashert is critical to the development of prosperous marriages, it must be understood that finding your bashert yet does not mean that you and your partner will be happy. The Midrash should instead be interpreted as an example of how quickly a marriage to someone other than one's bashert, or someone outside the Jewish faith, can deteriorate. Ultimately, the Midrash can be seen as a means of discouraging interreligious marriage. Despite the stigma of interfaith marriages, some Jews still wish to marry outside the faith. If this is the case, the non-Jewish partner will likely be encouraged to convert to Judaism. Those wishing to convert must contact a rabbi and demonstrate their dedication to the religion. However, rabbis are asked to reject those who seek to convert for marriage purposes. The rejection is severe (with little explanation) and occurs more than three times. This concept of turning away converts, even for marital purposes, contradicts the desire of Jews to marry other people