I got counseled more than once for talking to DF'd people.
In fact, I would call them on the phone.....even gave them a ride to meeting if they needed it.
Yeah.....I was 'bad'
do you ever feel guilty about the way you pre-judged others when you were a drone?.
i feel guilty about it every day!
people's lives are so complex, we know so little of their personal struggles and "thorns in the flesh" yet we're conditioned to prejudge on a checklist of criteria published by a few men in new york.
I got counseled more than once for talking to DF'd people.
In fact, I would call them on the phone.....even gave them a ride to meeting if they needed it.
Yeah.....I was 'bad'
almost all woman want to get married and have children.
if you are a faithful jw woman there is a good chance this will never happen.
70% of jw are woman and 30% are men.
Brokenpromises,
I have to be honest.....you're story makes me angry. You've been robbed.....lied to. It makes me sick that you have to be in that situation....not by choice, but by coercision.
I'm so sorry...... I'm in my 40's as well..... I know it must be frustrating.
almost all woman want to get married and have children.
if you are a faithful jw woman there is a good chance this will never happen.
70% of jw are woman and 30% are men.
LOL @ restrangled.
I don't know how long you've been out...... but not all of us were overweight, balding, uneducated guys. Guys come from all walks of life......some are computer wizards, others are former athletes......
almost all woman want to get married and have children.
if you are a faithful jw woman there is a good chance this will never happen.
70% of jw are woman and 30% are men.
av8orintexas,
LOL.....I'm originally from SoCal......still visit a lot.
I'm sorry you've been through that my friend..... but I wish I could say I'm surprised. I hope you're able to find a nice girl to spend your life with...... for me, I've decided that most definitely is not a JW girl.
almost all woman want to get married and have children.
if you are a faithful jw woman there is a good chance this will never happen.
70% of jw are woman and 30% are men.
As sick as it sounds, I find 'some' comfort in knowing that has happened to other brothers as well.
I don't know what a lot of brothers do, because I am a man..... so I suppose the ladies here will have to provide that insight. But I can absolutely tell you what the 'sisters' do........ and it is really something else.
Its a sad state of affairs. But its a religion that has everyone so repressed, they are ready to explode.
almost all woman want to get married and have children.
if you are a faithful jw woman there is a good chance this will never happen.
70% of jw are woman and 30% are men.
Thanks Odrade and yKnot,
I need to start over......and I apologize to all. I've chaired thousands of committees....starting at 27 years old. I apologize......I know my viewpoint is damaged and to be very upfront, I see a counselor (ironic huh?) for my time as an elder.
I'll try to recognize when I'm stepping out of bounds....... I do love women...... and having a great mother and being privy to so many unhappy marriages for two decades..... has messed with my head. I know it.
Thanks for understanding. And I apologize to all. This is part of the fall out of being an elder.
almost all woman want to get married and have children.
if you are a faithful jw woman there is a good chance this will never happen.
70% of jw are woman and 30% are men.
LOL to restrangled and Odrade.
Point taken. don't agree, but don't have to.
Take care
almost all woman want to get married and have children.
if you are a faithful jw woman there is a good chance this will never happen.
70% of jw are woman and 30% are men.
LOz,
I have dear, single female girls I've had to discontinue talking to due to "fading"...... I've shed many a tear for those great girls, because they likely will never feel the love of a man or have children.
I start to get really pissed just thinking about it.
almost all woman want to get married and have children.
if you are a faithful jw woman there is a good chance this will never happen.
70% of jw are woman and 30% are men.
Odrade......with all due respect...... not all of we 'men' that leave feel this way. I did NOT feel this way while I was an elder......which is why so many sisters came to me.
I confess: I'm completely naive and DENSE to this line of thinking by men. I grew up with a single mother......I love and respect women a great deal......which is one of my gross weaknesses......I love women.
In the end, maybe I'm the wrong person to comment on this......because I never treat women poorly, frankly, I adore them......so I guess I'm just completely 'stupid' to how women are treated by man........
almost all woman want to get married and have children.
if you are a faithful jw woman there is a good chance this will never happen.
70% of jw are woman and 30% are men.