O, don't get me started on manipulation. My (non-JW) mother is a master at it so I am immune to it's charms. A pioneer sister suggested that I would be a more supportive wife if I joined. Hah. I don't need to be a cheerleader, faking for a team I don't believe in, to prove my love.
I painted an "ideal" scenario for my hubby to prove my point. I would join the society and as a good Jehovah's Witness wife, I would quit my job and go in to full time pioneering. He would have to work more than his part-time job, and support the family. No more restaurants. We would lose our house to bankruptcy and become wards of the state, living in state-sponsored subsidized housing. We would have to sell his large collection of sports memorabilia and our electronic toys. He blanched and changed the subject.