our story like many of yours is way too crazy and long to tell.
the short version is that i was crazy about my wife from the minute i met her.
she seemed to like me and before we had time to think about anything, she left her husband and religion and moved in with me.
For the non-Jw partner, they don't have the support of the WTS unless they decide to join - but if you analyse your situation carefully it may be due to your own co-dependancy, or fear of not finding someone better, or simply apathy - it's all too hard to leave.
.....from the topic on "why do you stay".
I'm sure this is an issue for me.
our story like many of yours is way too crazy and long to tell.
the short version is that i was crazy about my wife from the minute i met her.
she seemed to like me and before we had time to think about anything, she left her husband and religion and moved in with me.
You're probably quite correct about postponing the inevitable and saving myself. She is a single mom but tough and smart and will cope just fine. As far as her family and congregation go they they see me as good person with strong Christian principles who they wish would "come in". They will always treat me respectfully and empathetically until it's clear that it will never happen. I'm expecting my absence from this year's Memorial will be a turning point for all of us.
our story like many of yours is way too crazy and long to tell.
the short version is that i was crazy about my wife from the minute i met her.
she seemed to like me and before we had time to think about anything, she left her husband and religion and moved in with me.
This is a very bright woman with a tightly knit immediate family who I get along with exceptionally. If I did try to "educate" her out, the wreckage would be brutal. I feel like I could save her from a terrible accident but she would be a parapalegic.
our story like many of yours is way too crazy and long to tell.
the short version is that i was crazy about my wife from the minute i met her.
she seemed to like me and before we had time to think about anything, she left her husband and religion and moved in with me.
I've been lurking on this site for about six months. I'm still not really comfortable posting but this topic struck a nerve. My story is similar but with a far less happy ending. I met her in 2002 while my marriage was coming apart (22 years). She is a "born in" 18 years younger. We became inseparable and started a business together. I began studying, attending meetings and conventions, and was overwhelmed by the sincerity of the people I met. It seemed too good to be true and after reading Crisis of Conscience I discovered it was. It's been downhill since then. There is no chance of a rational discussion of facts and though I promised I would attend meetings and never try to undermine her faith she believes that it could never work. I think she is probably right. We remain in business because it is successful and we both need the money but we are also both trapped. Neither of us wants to move on because we both believe there is a shred of hope that the other will change their mind. I am not even a Jehovah's Witness nonetheless I seem to be a prisoner of the Watchtower Society.
jw's in my area have been told that over 1000 dwellings have been built for brothers and sisters displaced by the devastating earthquake in january 2010. has anyone here heard or seen documented evidence of this news and if so did the wbts help with the funding?
i realize fully that the wbts is not known to be philanthropic in any way so posts need not point this out.
thanks..
If anyone has some info on this I'd be grateful to hear it.
jw's in my area have been told that over 1000 dwellings have been built for brothers and sisters displaced by the devastating earthquake in january 2010. has anyone here heard or seen documented evidence of this news and if so did the wbts help with the funding?
i realize fully that the wbts is not known to be philanthropic in any way so posts need not point this out.
thanks..
JW's in my area have been told that over 1000 dwellings have been built for brothers and sisters displaced by the devastating earthquake in January 2010. Has anyone here heard or seen documented evidence of this news and if so did the WBTS help with the funding? I realize fully that the WBTS is not known to be philanthropic in any way so posts need not point this out. Thanks.
are statistics available or does anyone have any idea what percentage of th 7,000,000 jw,s are "born in" versus "came in"?.
I know it's kind of a dumb/longshot question but I was just curious. How about in the congregations you have been associated with; would 75% "born in" be a reasonable guess?
are statistics available or does anyone have any idea what percentage of th 7,000,000 jw,s are "born in" versus "came in"?.
Are statistics available or does anyone have any idea what percentage of th 7,000,000 JW,s are "born in" versus "came in"?
hi all, i've been reading this site for several weeks and i really liked the community and it seems like a good place where i discuss my concerns openly.. about me: .
i've been studying since elementary school, i became an unbaptized publisher in elementary school too.
i currently am in high school.
Stunning research L....I'm talking about a TV show I saw and then this, not to mention the here link at the beginning. Very impressive indeed.
hi all, i've been reading this site for several weeks and i really liked the community and it seems like a good place where i discuss my concerns openly.. about me: .
i've been studying since elementary school, i became an unbaptized publisher in elementary school too.
i currently am in high school.
It would seem much more reasonable that he carried a lighter cross beam to the execution site where the upright pole was already buried and in place.
I saw a National Geographic special around Easter of this year that indicated exactly that.
