My husband confuses me?

by BackRow 21 Replies latest social relationships

  • dozy
    dozy

    Some JWs , especially those "brought up in the truth" become very clever at compartmentalising their lives , especially if ( like your husband ) he is a weak JW who has married a "worldly" person and has no privileges. I grew up as a JW & saw numerous kids doing the "double lives" act. I still have a chuckle today when I hear people saying what a "spiritual person" so-and-so is. If only they knew.....

    A mate of mine is an elder , but when with his work associates he swears like a trooper , tells a few dirty jokes & is indistinguishable from them. But put him in a suit & he adopts a completely different persona when giving assembly talks.

    Hypocritical - maybe. Not all JWs are like this , by any means. But remember that being a JW is all about appearances - giving a facade of Christianity - and many adopt , consciously or subconsciously , coping mechanisms that allow them to survive.

  • jgnat
    jgnat

    Hey, Back Row. Everything you say about your husband makes sense to me. He's putting on a show for his Witness friends, and he is living a life as normal as possible outside it.

    Calling him on it only shoves him closer in to the trap.

    Good call to hold off having children until he gets this all sorted in his head. I strongly suggest you get ahold of one of Steve Hassan's books so that you can make some sense of his behavior.

    By the way, draw the line on any attempt on his part to draw you in to the society. You don't need the grief.

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