any experiences/advice on dating (moving on) after a separation or divorce from a jw?.
i know that when (not if) i leave the org, my wife will probably separate then divorce me (and we have 3 small children).
i only know of horror stories when it comes to that type of scenario.
After my divorce from my JW husband (drug dealer and wife abuser) - I quit going to meetings cold turkey and met a wonderful man. He is NOT JW, is a cop, treats me wonderfully and I love him with my whole heart. It is possible.
AND my JW parents LOVE him ! I think they see how happy he has made me and since he is so sincere, its opened their eyes that not all "worldly" people are bad.
how does a jw feel when he "has" to shun someone he likes/loves?.
during the time i was in, i shunned people.
but as i didn't like them, it was no problem.. but now, i'm trying to understand how my family might really feel.. (i presume here, of course, that they do "like/love me".).
I did. And feel horrible about it now - but at the time I thought I was doing what was right. It scares to me think I was able to "turn off" my feelings for that person so easily. But now when I look back - it makes sense since JW's are very conditional about the love they give. The irony is that they think they are exactly the opposite.
I have true friends now....and it took some time to realise that my old friends and their conditional love was not worth it. I do not even miss them anymore - I realise it was all fake friendship anyway.
i remember reading the my book of bible stories when i was younger and it constantly referenced to abraham being jehovah's friend.
if jehovah made himself into a real being for a day, but he still had his almighty powers, what kinda friend do you think he would be?
i honestly think that he would suck as a friend, especially when he didnt get things his way..
I recall that even though Abraham was a "friend of God" that god even told him to kill his son......
i remember reading the my book of bible stories when i was younger and it constantly referenced to abraham being jehovah's friend.
if jehovah made himself into a real being for a day, but he still had his almighty powers, what kinda friend do you think he would be?
i honestly think that he would suck as a friend, especially when he didnt get things his way..
He seems kinda like a jerk to me.
hello everyone, i am not nor ever been a jw.. i'm a 40 year old mother of 2 and i am married to a wonderful man who serves as a naval chief in the united states navy.
we have been married 15 years and life is beautiful.
i knew a little about jehovah's witnesses until recently.
I am happy to hear that your husband came home safe from his tour. I understand the stress that can cause on a family - my brother is back from Afghanistan last month.
I am very sorry to hear of your loss. No doubt they thought they were being helpful, when in fact, doing the opposite. My parents and other brother are still "in" and I have always found their view on the world slanted and slightly elitist.
Welcome to the board - you are in good company.
9:30 song no.
10:10 how we know that god's kingdom will come soon .
10:50 song no.
I just found out last night that my JW brother is going to be in the drama - he is all excited about it. I thought it was hilarious.
just met a woman, who would have been pretty had she not been orange and had almost white blonde hair.
neither real, the look came complete with hair extensions which also looked flase.. does anyone think this looks good?
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I am from California and - bleach blonde, orange tan is pretty common. Ode to the Pamela Anderson days I guess.
blue green
I was once an elders daughter. My dad stepped down when I was young , and he has seemed more "real" and happy to me since then. He had more time for me and my brothers and expanded his "friends" circle.
Welcome to the board!
the first summer a$$embly finishes this weekend.. tell tell!.
who are the toes.
the verrucas and fungus?.
I am curious to see how long we have to wait till the toenails mean something significant as well. How far can they go with this vision?
