And also I thought it was weird she wore some kind of pants that come to her knees under her other pants, but I never asked about that. Best wishes to those struggling with these big, life-altering decisions. The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the position of the Church. That's our best option. So you stay calm, stay pleasant, and try not to let it eat you alive. The man presides over everything. We have a happy marriage. But thinking of the children I could not live with myself to do that.




I am dating a wonderful man, amazing. And by joining I mean become just as fanatic in it as she is All her life she's been taught that she needs to be married in a Mormon temple Wife left when I came out If her family are all Traditional Believing Mormons, they will try to convert you. It's easy to be blind to deal-breaking faults when you are young and in love. I tell her there's no pressure and we'll just see how things play out. Earlier I mentioned "Even if the church believes a bunch of crazy nonsense, and she believes it too, I still really like her and would like to see whether we can have some good intellectual conversations about this stuff.
She's too heavily invested in Mormonism for that. We see each other about once every ten days, or times a week at most when his schedule is lighter. I'd at least insist that at 12 the kids can choose to disaffiliate. I am a non-Mormon woman married to a Mormon manвwhich seems to be a less common scenario in the LDS world. If it is already an issue in your relationship, then it'll amplify to an extreme if you get married.
So that's something I can't say is good or bad. I grew up believing that when, where, and by what authority I was married were equally important to whom I married. Thank you so much for posting your thoughts. Ask questions, try to find out as much as you can. Do not put up with bad behavior at any stage of a relationship. Two very simple things that require so much effort and understanding. I agree we shouldn't continue if we can't accept each other as we are. He wants me to sit around while he does his stuff.