Good advice,now let the thread die! I'm quite embarrassed by my experience and kind of down and out about it too.
EmptyInside
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Cheating On-line
by EmptyInside inwell,this is from someone who for years only had conventions and assemblies to look for potential dates and without much success.lol.
and it really is hard to meet people and then,i feel right now,is not the best time anyway.
but,i have explored on-line options.
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Cheating On-line
by EmptyInside inwell,this is from someone who for years only had conventions and assemblies to look for potential dates and without much success.lol.
and it really is hard to meet people and then,i feel right now,is not the best time anyway.
but,i have explored on-line options.
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EmptyInside
Yes, Snoozy,I saw that story today. I personally am taking a break from on-line dating,but you can find weirdos anywhere,even at the Kingdom Hall.
Actually,though,I always felt a bit safer with the "brothers",maybe that was a false sense of security,but my radar for creep alert was strong. Plus,I always knew at least a couple people who knew them. But,then,everyone knew who you were interested in.
Broken Promises,maybe I'll tell you the rest of the story on facebook one day. It's still raw for me now.
I'm not the victim though,his wife is. I threatened to blow his cover. I'm not going to though,but I thought he deserved to sweat it out a bit.
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Prayers for my daughter, Ali, not a good update
by coffee_black inmy last update on my daughter was so good...but it didn't turn out that way.
she was cleared to go back to work, but with limitations... she couldn't lift more than 10 pounds.
her employer wanted her back but wouldn't agree to the lifting restriction.
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EmptyInside
I am sorry to hear this about your daughter. My thoughts and prayers are with all of you. I really hope things improve.
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Cheating On-line
by EmptyInside inwell,this is from someone who for years only had conventions and assemblies to look for potential dates and without much success.lol.
and it really is hard to meet people and then,i feel right now,is not the best time anyway.
but,i have explored on-line options.
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EmptyInside
Well,this is from someone who for years only had conventions and assemblies to look for potential dates and without much success.lol
And it really is hard to meet people and then,I feel right now,is not the best time anyway. But,I have explored on-line options. And it turns out,most men on there are married. They just want fun on the side.
I'm just wondering,do you think that going on-line makes it easier for people to cheat on their significant others. I think too,some feel that if they never meet in person,it's not really cheating.
Well,from a very bad experience I had, and I regretfully must add,I fell hard for this person. I will only meet people in person,and then,still proceed with caution.
I think I would feel very betrayed if my boyfriend/husband was talking to other women on-line,in an over familiar way. I may forgive him once if nothing happened physically,but I don't think I could trust him again. Am I being oversensitive in this?
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How Old Were You When You First Became "Aware" ...
by snowbird in... of the opposite sex?.
it was the summer of 1966; i was a few months shy of being 13; it happened on our church ground.. i was hurrying between two vehicles to get into the building, when someone blocked my way.. annoyed, i looked up to find this cute, cute guy looking at me appreciatively.. he asked my name.. i froze and blushed profusely, agitated and confused at the tingling feeling in my tummy.. i didn't bother to answer him, but turned in the opposite direction and rushed into the safety of the church.. i sat down beside my mother, took her fan and fanned myself furiously!.
afterwards, i told an older sister about the incident.. she gave me an envious stare and chided me for being so doggone shy.. ah, memories .... syl.
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EmptyInside
I was five and I had a crush on one of my brother's friends,older "man". He gave me my first kiss too. But,it didn't mean the same for him as it did for me. lol.
I was very boy crazy.
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Lost Legitimate Opportunities For Love
by PublishingCult inwhen you were in the organization of jehovah's witnesses, did you shun legitimate courtship attempts from "worldly" men or women who were otherwise very desirable and suitable because they were non-believers?
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did you fancy them as well, but tried to get them to study and come into the organization in order to justify the relationship?.
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EmptyInside
I wouldn't even consider a worldly man or look in one's direction. I know I missed a lot of opportunities for something real.
Igot2bme-I can really relate to your friend.
Some of the Witnesses from my hall would try to encourage me by saying ,that they realize I could be married now to someone out in the world. Then, they commended me for waiting for another Witness. It really didn't encourage me,it just made me more depressed.
My single status in the org, is one of the reasons I started coming to this site,and questioning everything.
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Why did you "BORN IN's" leave?
by stillstuckcruz ini'm sure at some point you have mentioed it somewhere on the site, perhaps several.
but this question is i guess personal.
for those her were born into the jdub religion, why did you leave at whatever point?
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EmptyInside
Well,I can't say that I officially left yet. But, I started to wonder if it was worth all the sacrifices I was making. What was I putting my life on hold for,the so-called "real life" in the new system? Then,I thought of all the changes in doctrine,and how many times they have been wrong.
I just couldn't go through the motions anymore. I feel it is artificial. People at the hall put on this show to see who is more theocratic,going by titles and how many hours in service.
I didn't want to waste anymore of my life,allowing an organization to control me. It wasn't about serving God anymore,more like serving men. They speak out of two sides of their mouth. First,saying they make mistakes and then, the light gets brigher,then,turning around and saying you can't serve God without us,because we're His annointed. Oh,and I have to stop before I start on "overlapping generation."ugh.
Well,the more I have learned,the more I realize,the Witness way of life,isn't for me. And I can't put my life on hold anymore,too much wasted time already.
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I was an Idiot.
by NomadSoul innot too many threads like these but i thought this forum could use one.
not going to use the inexperience or ignorance excuse.
nor am i going to excuse that i was a born in.. plain and simple: i was an idiot for believing in the jehovah witness religion.. okay, no cat pictures.. .
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EmptyInside
I was/am an idiot too. I gave up all my hopes and dreams for the religion,and I still go to a couple of meetings a month to keep the peace and the elders off my back.
Why did I get baptized at 16! ugh. I guess because people were starting to wonder. I wish I had researched,really researched the religion.
Well,I/we can't change the past,just keep moving forward and out.
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EmptyInside
I'm so sorry about your brother Little Imp.