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  any suggestions for my "family problems"

  by 1m2y3j in

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  it is very hard to condense 30 yrs of "in-law abuse" into a sentence or two, but hopefully some of you can relate and if you have found a way to cope/deal with it i'm all ears.

  basically, my spouse and i have stayed together for 30-plus yrs because of being witnesses, despite extreme differences of values and goals.

  half-way thru the lives of our children we both discovered the fallacies of wts and thankfully left this simultaneously.

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  Does Anyone Else Ever Encounter This???

  by ohiocowboy in

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  i have been in a relationship for about 2-1/2 years now, and it seems that every time we have an argument or disagreement, it usually turns out to be my fault according to the other person, and my upbringing as a jw is always brought into the light, and also my depressive moods, this person knowing background of my exit from the org.

  and the feelings it has caused me.

  it feels as though they are using this as a "scapegoat", because even if that person comes home in a bad mood, or has to do something that they don't like, and an argument insues, i automatically am made the "bad guy", even though i was previously in a good mood before things started, and am reminded by this person how i must not be taking my antidepressants, or am thinking too much about my past, etc.

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  Sometimes it just doesn't matter how much you care about one another

  by imallgrowedup in

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  when certain circumstances interrupt the natural flow and growth of a relationship, it is like a flower that continues to be cut off just as it is beginning to bloom.

  the bloom is the desired result for both people, but the bush it grows on (the relationship) continues to take a beating because of the circumstances, and so it just isn't possible for the flower to reach it's fullest potential.

  sometimes there is no access to the bloom for one person because the other has erected a fence around part of the bush and the flower itself with the thought that it can protect it, but what it actually does is make it impossible for the other to nurture it and keep it alive.

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  What makes you happy?

  by winter in

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  there are many thing's in this that makes us happy, could you mention one?

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  stuck between a rock and a hard place!

  by Luscious Vixen in

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  so i'm new to this forum but i just thought that someone out there might be able to relate to the situation i'm in---here it goes...!

  i'm stuck in the middle of my spouse who is no longer a witness and his family who are very involved in the religion i myself was raised jewish and don't really have any commitments to any religion but don't see anything wrong with those that do however my husband is very anti anti-any type of organized religion.... at times i think he's against me because i had a normal upbringing with a big loving family and a normal childhood during which i could play sports and mingle with all types of friends regardless of their background... but my husband has a lot of anger about his childhood that he missed out on and the sports he didn't get to play and "excel" at so now he has no appreciation for things that i find important holidays or pushing yourself beyond your own physical limits just to see how far you can... life can be really difficult at times and i feel like we were raised on two different planets!!!!!!!!!!

  eventhough my husband is no longer in the religion sometimes i feel like it is a 3rd partner in our marriage that i have to constantly compete with and work hard to overshadow.... i'm trying so hard not to let this break me but at times i'm at my wits end... can you relate????

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  My heart has been broken in two -JW- HE IS MARRIED!!!

  by Karissa in

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  my boyfriend and i (or i should say ex-boyfriend.

  ) have been dating for about 5 1/2 months.

  this is not a long time i know but within this time we had both fell deeply in love with each other, it was very fast and very strong, heartfelt and beautiful.

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  advice please!

  by blondy in

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  i could really use some advice.

  i have never been a witness, but my boyfriend is(3rd generation).

  his father is an elder, and his whole family is really into it.

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  Why Is Dating Such a Chore?

  by greenwithenvy in

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  i am divorced brother with two boys who dont live with me.

  alot of sisters in the truth are interested in me but i am not really attracted to them and most bring drama.

  most if not all sisters bring so much pressure that they make dating feel like i am living in a pressure cooker.

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  "You're insane."

  by Markfromcali in

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  this quote is taken from the movie fight club, spoken by edward norton's character "jack.

  " tyler, who is jack's imaginary friend, responds by saying: "no, i think you'll find that you're insane.".

  the reason tyler says this is the fact that jack is the one who is imagining tyler into existence, and taking him as real.

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  The Soap Opera Continues

  by JohnR in

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  after reading many stories here i guess i should have seen this coming but i would not have thought it possible with my family.. my brother and his family went over to the org over ten years ago.

  we were informed recently that one of my nephew's(jeff) got out and we could not be happier.

  jeff is seeing a woman who is very nice.

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