Hi all, i came to this site a few months ago looking for some advice regarding my involvment with a JW girl, i was under the impression that love was the most important thing in a relationship and that we could get around the whole 'she's a witness and i'm not' thing, the responses i received soon cleared my head of those thoughts! I've since made the break with Elizabeth and feel so much better, although it was a painful thing to do, I still bump into her every once in a while and receive an endless stream of JW literature and invitations to various gatherings in the post, the latest being a three day convention, i read the stuff and become more convinced with every one that i've done the right thing. I'm still trying to work out how otherwise intelligent people can be sucked in by this BS, i hope one day that she may see the light, not so we can get together but because she's a great person. There seems to be a massive difference between witnesses in the US and Canada and those from the UK, our american cousins seem much more fanatical, why is this? Thanks to all those who took the time to help me out, maybe i can appeal to your good nature for some more help understanding what has become a most interesting topic for me.
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More fanatical?
by Agnostic Front inhi all, i came to this site a few months ago looking for some advice regarding my involvment with a jw girl, i was under the impression that love was the most important thing in a relationship and that we could get around the whole 'she's a witness and i'm not' thing, the responses i received soon cleared my head of those thoughts!
i've since made the break with elizabeth and feel so much better, although it was a painful thing to do, i still bump into her every once in a while and receive an endless stream of jw literature and invitations to various gatherings in the post, the latest being a three day convention, i read the stuff and become more convinced with every one that i've done the right thing.
i'm still trying to work out how otherwise intelligent people can be sucked in by this bs, i hope one day that she may see the light, not so we can get together but because she's a great person.
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Is there any Hope?
by Agnostic Front inhi guys, i'm hoping that you may be able to answer a question for me as you seem to have a pretty broad range of experience with the jws, about a year ago i met the most fantastic woman i've ever met, we 'clicked' straight away went on a few dates, held hands, cuddled in country pubs but i never got more than a peck on the lips when we said goodbye.
she soon informed me that she was a jw, i didn't really know anything about them except for when they knock on my door on a saturday, so i said ok, we'll deal with it.
she's adamant that we can't be together unless i'm a jw too, i know that this doesn't have to be the case but it's her decision.
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Many thanks for all your posts, i suppose i had the answer to the question before i asked it but it never hurts to make sure, i guess i have the hardest part to come, apart from being a brainwashed christian fundamentalist she's a great woman! It's been really interesting delving into the murky world of the JWs i've been having a good look around this website and some others and had no idea the organisation was anywhere near as sinister as it's proving to be. I've just got my hands on a copy of Franzs' book COC, are there any other reads that you guys would recommend? I'm starting to gather some rational arguments for the next time my door bell rings on a Saturday morning.
Kid-a, I'm glad to approve of the screen name, i wondered if anyone would recognise it! Been in my fair share of mosh pits too, makes you wonder how i ended up attracting the attention of a JW, she even said that the tattoos weren't a problem!
Stillanelder, heartfelt good luck and best wishes for your transition to life with the rest of us heathens, seems to me like you're most of the way already, i hope they don't make things too hard for you when you leave.
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Is there any Hope?
by Agnostic Front inhi guys, i'm hoping that you may be able to answer a question for me as you seem to have a pretty broad range of experience with the jws, about a year ago i met the most fantastic woman i've ever met, we 'clicked' straight away went on a few dates, held hands, cuddled in country pubs but i never got more than a peck on the lips when we said goodbye.
she soon informed me that she was a jw, i didn't really know anything about them except for when they knock on my door on a saturday, so i said ok, we'll deal with it.
she's adamant that we can't be together unless i'm a jw too, i know that this doesn't have to be the case but it's her decision.
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Hi Guys, i'm hoping that you may be able to answer a question for me as you seem to have a pretty broad range of experience with the JWs, about a year ago i met the most fantastic woman i've ever met, we 'clicked' straight away went on a few dates, held hands, cuddled in country pubs but i never got more than a peck on the lips when we said goodbye. She soon informed me that she was a JW, i didn't really know anything about them except for when they knock on my door on a Saturday, so i said ok, we'll deal with it. She's adamant that we can't be together unless i'm a JW too, i know that this doesn't have to be the case but it's her decision. We've kept seeing each other, we're both in love and she even kisses me properly now but she won't go any further. She's given me loads of JW stuff to read and we've had some pretty heated discussions about God, evolution, human nature and all the regular things but i just don't buy it. Something about the whole belief structure just doesn't ring true with me. I love this woman, we're both in our early thirties, not kids. So here's the big one, am I wasting my time? What is the hold that the watchtower have over practising witnesses?