Very amusing, foreward! LOL!
Well, smelly, I was initially annoyed with you after reading your first post on this thread. But I've gone ahead and read all of your responses and I find you rather likeable, just kind of irresponsible and lackadaisical.
You seem to really be willing to consider others' thoughts and feelings and probably just wanted to "have a say" at the beginning. Express your initial 'take' on this website. Maybe you were even trying to be helpful.
I read what you said about your one male friend's experience with disfellowshipping. Ok, well, my son experienced the same thing, though he was fairly popular before being df'd too. But when he came back, as you say, the bad boy image worked in his social favor with the girls. But he's the "one woman" type to his core so he doesn't act on all the offers. It's amazing.
Just want to point out to you that this works in the opposite for females in the organization. Instead of the "bad-boy enigma" being a positive, it's a terrible stigma in general for the girls/women. Double standard, just like in the world in general.
Personally, I DESPISE the disfellowshipping arrangement of Jehovah's Witnesses and find it pretty shallow of you to say that you think it's a good thing. Young people should not be treated this way, nor should most people be shunned for various actions. JW's are very hurtful with their marking and shunning and it really does hurt many, many families.
Nice to have you here though. Hope you stick around.
