Posts by FlyingHighNow

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Dating

by d in

as a ex jw i am cyncial to dating perhaps because i did not do much dating as a jw.

do any of you still feel this way?

i am not against dating but i am still that dating and getting yourself emontionallt attached is sort of a way of being in chains..

We have to accept that just like us, other people have things they are attracted to and things they are repelled by. You may ask someone out and you just not be her type. Then the next person you ask out might find you interesting enough to go out with. I was a cute kid when I was in high school. I hardly got asked out. When I have run into guys I knew back in high school, they say, "Man, I had the biggest crush on you." I'm like, "Why didn't you tell me? I was sitting home on the weekends or out with friends. I would have went out with you." They always reply, "You were so attractive that I was sure you wouldn't take a second look at me." Keep asking, eventually someone will say yes.

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No more circuit assemblies

by justmeok in

jw
friends

i heard from a reliable source that there will be no more 2 day assemblies, but instead 2 one days each year.

anyone heard this yet?

supposed to start new service year.

FlyingHighNow

Wisdom, they have eased up somewhat with adding the bookstudy to the ministry school and service meeting and reducing days at conventions. Maybe they've done so out of survival instinct, wanting to keep they numbers that still attend. I don't dream that they will ease up on their cultish mind control approach, but they might if they understood how many thousands they have lost because of it. They might if they understood the risks they are facing of even more people waking up and walking away from their grasps. Might. But then maybe not.

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No more circuit assemblies

by justmeok in

jw
friends

i heard from a reliable source that there will be no more 2 day assemblies, but instead 2 one days each year.

anyone heard this yet?

supposed to start new service year.

FlyingHighNow

Just a pondering: if you're on the governing body, or high up at Bethel, and Armeggedon hasn't come yet? Might you realize that it's pointless to drag JWs and their families out to so many convention and assembly days per year? Surely they know one of the reasons so many of us have left is because we couldn't carry the crushing burden they laid on our backs, the burden of the meeting, field service, study and assembly schedules. Now, if only they can only figure out that the burden of thought control is causing thousands to leave, they could loosen their grip and stop causing such stress and sorrow.

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Jehovah's Witnesses Say They Are The Most Educated In The World. How Would You Prove Otherwise?

by minimus in

jw
friends

they claim their schools, literature and teaching are far more superior than any "worldly" education.

how would you counter that belief?.

FlyingHighNow

Dude, you don't even try to help anybody, why do you exists if your not here to help the other JWs?

It's perfectly okay for Minimus to be here for the fellow feeling and to discuss everyday and JW related topics with ex jws. This place is kind of like Cheers for ex jws.

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Jehovah's Witnesses Say They Are The Most Educated In The World. How Would You Prove Otherwise?

by minimus in

jw
friends

they claim their schools, literature and teaching are far more superior than any "worldly" education.

how would you counter that belief?.

FlyingHighNow

Look at how many profoundly struggle to support themselves and their families when they leave the org.

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CIRCUIT ASSEMBLIES KEEP SHRINKING IN SIZE - WAY TO GO!!

by steve2 in

the recent boe letter announcing changes to the duration of circuit assemblies was warmly received by congregations the worldover.

it was as if the brothers and sisters were already in the new world for, upon hearing this news, there were no tears at all.

instead, it is a humble acknowledgement from the gb of the mind-numbing, yawn-inducing 2-day circuit assemblies.. .

FlyingHighNow

Assemblies were IMO an attempt to replicate the Jewish festivals.

Did they dress up in super uncomfortable clothing? Did they force their children to sit for the entire day, right down to the toddlers? Did they force crummy, unhealthy food on the Jews?

What did they do at the Jewish festivals?

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Dating

by d in

as a ex jw i am cyncial to dating perhaps because i did not do much dating as a jw.

do any of you still feel this way?

i am not against dating but i am still that dating and getting yourself emontionallt attached is sort of a way of being in chains..

FlyingHighNow

Guys who genuinely like women, they are the best. That's along with BOTR's comment. I don't mean like women for the sex they can provide for you. You know, their breasts, backsides and genitalia and what you can do with them, being the only things you like, or that and being waited on hand and foot. I mean men who genuinely love the feminine gender and all that goes with it. Men who like women tend to be liked by women in return.

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Dating

by d in

as a ex jw i am cyncial to dating perhaps because i did not do much dating as a jw.

do any of you still feel this way?

i am not against dating but i am still that dating and getting yourself emontionallt attached is sort of a way of being in chains..

FlyingHighNow

Sorry for the typo's what I meant to say is that dating is one way to get yourself into emontional chains.

This is true. That's why dating people you know is safer than seeking out people you don't know.

When you're not a kid anymore, you realize there is nothing simple about dating. Unless I know I would enjoy a couple of hours of someone's company, I'm not going to date the person. It's also good to find people who are truly after what you're after in dating. Do you not want a serious, long term relationship or marriage? Do you hope for it to be just light, enjoyable company? Do you just want to date with sex as the main goal?

I'm a person who thinks you cannot make Miss or Mr Right happen. You can't force a natural, good relationship with the wrong person. You will either click or you won't.

One problem I have found with men in my age group is that most of the single ones are divorced or widowed recently. Unlike young men who want to play the field, these guys can't stand the void in their lives and they want to replace the misses-- like yesterday. Some of them want someone to take care of them, mamma style. They also think they are falling in love, almost immediately, when really it's a simple crush on someone they find charming and attractive. They want to be committed, too early. It's pretty burdensome to have 5 people out of 6 think they are in love with you and want to delve into a long term. I'm not against a long term, committed relationship, nor am I against being loved, but it has to be with the right person, under the right circumstances.

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