Absolutely!
I felt pressure to marry 'in the truth' big time. There was only one female in the congo who I even remotely thought was marriage material - and yes I married her when I was just 21.
It didn't take long to realise that this was a BIG mistake. We had nothing in common at all and she didn't even come on field service or join the theo ministry school or anything.
After about 12 or 13 years I realised I had to get out of this disastrous marriage if I was to remain sane.
I found someone else (in the congregation!), and after agonising for many years I finally broke up with my wife, and am now HAPPILY married to my second wife Bubble.
If only I had had the foresight to choose her first!!!
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id JWs RIP you OFF in the MARRIAGE Dept.?
by Ms. Whip inthis photo (taken from a jw group on aol) is quite typical of jw marriage matches.
don't get me wrong, i'm sure they are great people as far as jws go.
but, it made me think.
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OFFICIAL WORLD CUP THREAD! "here we go, here we go, here we go"!
by nicolaou inless than 2 hours before it all starts and a quarter of the earth's population will be watching!
- c'mon you americans, get on board.
germany kick-off against costa rica at 5pm to be followed by poland v ecuador at 8pm (bst)
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Yeah, I agree about Rooney. Also if he had got the service from midfield he would have had scored loads of goals in this world cup and we would still be in it. GRRRRRRRRRR!
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Did you make life altering decisions because of 1975?
by restrangled ini had extended family members, both with families of 7, abandon good jobs and homes in the suburbs of chicago.
they moved to the wild outskirts of 2 separate states to protect their families from armageddon.
they both waited for 20 years, wound up financially destitute and finally had to move and depend on other family members to recover.. it would be interesting to read the stories from those of you who went through this time period as a jw.. r.
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Similar views to many here - I was at school in 1975, no I was not allowed to associate with any of my school friends at my house or theirs.
No I wasn't allowed to be in any school clubs or any extra curricular ativities.
Yes I remember all the stories about persecution and how I must never ever renounce my faith.
Yes my parents are elderly now and they have had to downsize their home because they need the money as the end hasn't come yet - sad thing is they STILL think it's imminent!
I soooo wish I had the foresight in the 1970's to rebel - oh no not me. Let's wait until I'm married to the wrong person for 18 years, ending up seeing someone else and getting divorced and d'fed.
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OFFICIAL WORLD CUP THREAD! "here we go, here we go, here we go"!
by nicolaou inless than 2 hours before it all starts and a quarter of the earth's population will be watching!
- c'mon you americans, get on board.
germany kick-off against costa rica at 5pm to be followed by poland v ecuador at 8pm (bst)
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I can't believe it - England out in penalty shoot out drama again!!!!!
I thought we had practised them this time - obviously bad practise doesn't make perfect!
And Brazil out - this is getting worse.
England flags taken off my wifes car, world cup wall chart ripped off the fridge, beers left un drunk......
Ah well, it all happens again in four years time and Bubble and I will be there - we are booking up to go to Cape Town for the World Cup 2010! See you at the Table Bay Hotel on the Waterfront! -
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How False Can You Be Now?
by serotonin_wraith inhi, my first post but i'll get more into my background later.. i was raised as a jw for sixteen years, one good thing that came from it was my learned ability to lie extremely convincingly using body language and speech.
not just through how they taught you to act, but by leading a double life for so long just to survive childhood.. so how about you?
how false are you able to act now and do you find it helps?
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Hi and welome to the oard.
I was raised a JW and was a MS for many years and yes I suppose I did lead a double life.
However now I now definitely do not lead a double life - I have no need to.
I am in sales as is Candidlynuts, and in that field you have to be able to 'wear many different hats' which is not a double life but just fitting in and tuning in to the same wave lengths as my clients.
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OFFICIAL WORLD CUP THREAD! "here we go, here we go, here we go"!
by nicolaou inless than 2 hours before it all starts and a quarter of the earth's population will be watching!
- c'mon you americans, get on board.
germany kick-off against costa rica at 5pm to be followed by poland v ecuador at 8pm (bst)
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Shame we didn't get the win - i was just shouting out that England had beaten Sweden at last and had won all three group matches when they went and equalised!
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Tonites BIG GAME!!!!
by Life Is Grand in.
anyone looking forward to the big hockey game tonite???????.
oilers all the way!!!!
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Sorry?
It's a different language isn't it?
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Tonites BIG GAME!!!!
by Life Is Grand in.
anyone looking forward to the big hockey game tonite???????.
oilers all the way!!!!
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Fleaman UK - re your 'wankers' jibe about those that fly flags from their cars, I have to agree, though I have covered up my 'Euro' numberplate logo with a cross of St George.
I have to be careful though - my wife has two flags flying from her car - I tell her that she has 'chavved' it up!
She reminds me that when Arsenal won the Premiership I drove round the area waving Arsenal shirts out of the car and honking the horn!
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Tonites BIG GAME!!!!
by Life Is Grand in.
anyone looking forward to the big hockey game tonite???????.
oilers all the way!!!!
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Thanks for putting me straight Fleaman UK.
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Tonites BIG GAME!!!!
by Life Is Grand in.
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oilers all the way!!!!
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You are probably right Luna2.
I wasn't trying to put it down, it's just that it seems a minority sport in sport obsessed Europe - I think it may be a case similar to that of America and England are two nations seperated by a common language! Know what I mean?