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  Wanting to date, but

  by Junction-Guy in

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  well first off, i am mostly happy being single.

  i don't have this big desire to get married again, in fact i am kind of commitment shy now, and don't know how i ever would be able to function in a relationship again.

  but there are certain events and certain times of the year when i feel alone and would like a date.

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  penny2

  But there are certain events and certain times of the year when I feel alone and would like a date.

  There must be so many people who feel this way. The single people need to get together more - just for company. You don't necessarily need a "date" - just other people to be with who are in a similar situation.

  I don't go out that much but when I do and it's not with family, I go with other single women. We have a great time.

  I get invited to work functions where most people go with their partners. I usually go by myself and have a great time mingling with everyone (without the burden of having a partner who is bored because they don't know anyone). However, this year I'm going with another single woman who used to work for the company.

  If anybody thinks that's a bit weird, that's their problem.

  penny
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  Update- My Wife shows worse signs of Mental Illness! I feel lost!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  {this is in support of easyreader and his story} my wife hurt her back at work 6 months ago and since......................................... my wife switches from periods of reasonable happiness where we can talk and do things together....to intense rages breaking dishes....to sadness....to laughing at nothing in particular??

  {i hate that the most} she is distant at times and has a short concentration span....she watched a one hour documentary for 2 hours since she continues to rewind sections...she leaves lights on all night and loses things.....these are just afew things.

  she refuses treatment so don't ask.

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  penny2

  Another thought. Did they put her on anti-inflamatories when she hurt her back? They can sometimes affect people mentally.
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  Update- My Wife shows worse signs of Mental Illness! I feel lost!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  {this is in support of easyreader and his story} my wife hurt her back at work 6 months ago and since......................................... my wife switches from periods of reasonable happiness where we can talk and do things together....to intense rages breaking dishes....to sadness....to laughing at nothing in particular??

  {i hate that the most} she is distant at times and has a short concentration span....she watched a one hour documentary for 2 hours since she continues to rewind sections...she leaves lights on all night and loses things.....these are just afew things.

  she refuses treatment so don't ask.

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  She's been through a lot. Leaving the safety and security of the JWs where your every move is planned. Some people need a life like that. It's all falling apart for her.

  I might be wrong.

  Thinking of you anyway.

  penny
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  Personal Update

  by passwordprotected in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  for those who haven't read 'my story' thus far, here are the links;.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/159554/1.ashx.

  http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/9/159683/1.ashx.

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  passwordprotected, that's wonderful. It's all happened very quickly - perhaps that's better than dragging it out and prolonging the agony.

  Thanks for sharing your experience with us.

  penny
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  What Makes a Person Vulnerable to Join a Cult ? By Steve Hassan

  by flipper in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  most of us often wonder with amazement how we ever got caught up in the jehovah's witnesses mind control after having been out for awhile.

  and we still wonder how some of our relatives stay trapped inside it.

  well, steve hassans book " releasing the bonds " explains briefly in chapter 4 how it can happen.

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  Being born-in made me vulnerable. But once I got into my 20's, there were lots of signs which I ignored.

  Like the friend who told me straight out, "You are brainwashed."

  Or the WTS publications I read from the early 1900's which sounded crazy (like some madman had written them). I was alarmed but didn't think further.

  Well, I got out - eventually!

  penny
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  Blondie's Comments You Will Not Hear at the 09-28-08 WT Study (SUCCESS)

  by blondie in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  *** km 3/06 p. 1 par.

  (mark 4:26-29) let us now consider three more of jesus' illustrations-the mustard grain, the leaven, and the dragnet.

  when the wts says "god's people" do they mean anyone other than jws?.

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  Some born to Christian parents have never really wanted to become footstep followers of Jesus, They have been unwilling to make the decision to serve Jehovah or after serving him for a while have ceased doing so,* .......
  
  * Does this mean that everyone who has stopped studying or associating with Jehovah's people has been thrown away as unsuitable by the angels? No! If someone sincerely desires to return to Jehovah, he will find the way open.-Mal 3:7.

  I do not like this comment. I'm just hoping my elderly JW parents do not go to their meeting today.

  Thanks Blondie for your review.

  penny
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  Anyone know Hands Hubler the D.O Missionary {a.k.a The Terminator}

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hands hubler was the rudest most arrogant man "jehovah" ever made.

  he was famous for kicking out sisters with crying babies during his talks.

  he went to a bible study as a sister asked him to come along, he saw the christmas decorations were up so he excused them and said they would not be coming back, "terminating" the sisters study, no discussion, no nothing.

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  He was a CO or DO (can't remember which) down our way for a while. I don't remember him being any worse than some of the others. I know some horror stories about COs.
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  Where are you going after JWD?

  by ID Crisis in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i hope i'm not asking a question that's been asked already but i'm wondering where people are planning to go after jwd closes down.

  what are the 'better' options?

  i also hope that this isn't a sensitive question or a taboo topic ... .

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  I've checked out www.jwsupportforum.com - it's welcoming and there are lots of familiar faces. I'm trying to spend less time on the computer......it's a learning curve.

  penny
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  What are your plans post JWD?

  by penny2 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  will you be joining another forum or leaving it all behind?.

  i took to heart simon's thread about moving on past the "ex-jw" phase and i've been spending less time at the computer.

  it's comforting though, to come back on here occasionally and see how my cyber friends are doing.. so i'm glad there are options - i've noticed some familiar faces on new forums - there may be access to jwd in some form..... .....and there's a whole world out there!.

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  Sounds like quite a few of us are ready to turn the page on our JW experiences. It's comforting though to know there are other boards with like-minded members.

  penny
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  Annoying comment in Sep 1 WT about higher education

  by penny2 in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  there's a box on page 10:.

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  what will be the "end afterward"?.

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  penny2

  we have many brothers and sisters in this congregation who have a lot of money

  I can't imagine what that would be like - I was only ever in "poor" congregations. There were no uni degrees either! Many JW kids left school at the legal leaving age (15 in my time). Barely enough education to get started in life. I think that's improved - I hear of more JWs who are completing high school these days.