Posts by Garrett

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Survey: How long were you in the cult vs what year you were baptized

by ILoveTTATT2 in

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hi people,.

i want as much data as possible on the effect of the internet on the time captured by the cult.. please answer the three following questions about yourself or about someone you know (for example, if your parents or grandparents were jw's and left).

1) were you raised as a jw, or did you convert?.

Garrett

Not raised

Baptized 2010

Disassociated 2015

Time in - 5 years

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I made a bet...

by Garrett in

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friends

...with a sister.

she says she knows an elder that can prove me wrong in everything i say about the organization.

i bet her that he will not be able to answer my questions and if he does, that he will tell me to have faith.

Garrett

...with a sister. She says she knows an elder that can prove me wrong in everything I say about the organization. I bet her that he will not be able to answer my questions and if he does, that he will tell me to have faith.

Now, if I lose, I admit I'm wrong and try to come back to the org, if I win, she has to do research into what I said.

What do y'all think? Will I win? Strawpoll --> http://strawpoll.me/6187363

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Dating a Religious Person - Thoughts?

by Garrett in

hello my dear friends :).

i am here once again because you guys are pretty much the most awesome peeps ever.. i have a new dilemma that i'd like your opinions on.

as most of you know, i'm an agnostic.

Garrett

@fayeduaway @wonderment thank you so much for your thoughts. We have spoken a bit on this matter and it does seem that she respects my views as much as I respect her's... We'll speak a bit more and see where it goes but I think everything will be ok!

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Dating a Religious Person - Thoughts?

by Garrett in

hello my dear friends :).

i am here once again because you guys are pretty much the most awesome peeps ever.. i have a new dilemma that i'd like your opinions on.

as most of you know, i'm an agnostic.

Garrett

Hello my dear friends :)

I am here once again because you guys are pretty much the most awesome peeps ever.

I have a new dilemma that I'd like your opinions on. As most of you know, I'm an agnostic. I've been talking to this girl for a while now and she is amazing in every way. She's exactly what I've never been able to find and makes me very happy.

The one thing that concerns me is that she is religious. She's a catholic. I was wondering if any of you had any experience with dating someone of another faith and if/how you got over your differences? I personally am willing to accept her views but I don't know if she will do the same.

I'd just love your thoughts on the subject. Can a relationship work out with one being religious and the other not?

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Feelings

by Garrett in

hello my dear friends,.

with the recent terror attacks on my capital, my emotions have been quite stirred and in turn my mind has been in constant motion.. i wanted to come here and give you a little update on my life.

i have officially moved on from the witnesses.

Garrett

Hello my dear friends,

With the recent terror attacks on my capital, my emotions have been quite stirred and in turn my mind has been in constant motion.

I wanted to come here and give you a little update on my life. I have officially moved on from the witnesses. I no longer think nor care about them.

I've decided to dedicate my life to helping people. Some of you may remember that I'm working on beoming a heating/cooling installer... Well, that's changed. I'm finishing this training in March and then I'm going to sign up to either become a firefighter or policeman. I have decided to also do volunteer work when done with my training to help the homeless.

I recently have been talking to a girl that I have a lot in common with and I think that I may be falling for her. If it fails, I give up on dating. It's too straining for me emotionally.

People need help and we should all be there for others when they need us. You all were here for me when I needed you and I love you all so much for being kind enough to help me through an extremely difficult time in my life. I was on the verge of suicide and all of you helped me through it.

To all of you who are fighting to be free or are just starting to doubt... keep going! Do not stop questioning, don't stop fighting, never give up! One thing I've learned is that the only way we can advance in life is to push ourselves out of our comfort zone. If something is holding you back in your path to finding truth, you should isolate that, confront it and conquer it.

Love and Peace,

Garrett

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Bartender - Update 3

by Garrett in

sorry for long delay for update.. short story shorter - walked in way too late, she walked by, didn't say hi, i didn't say hi, she left to work, i left the bar.

4 friends got into a huge fight and were kicked out.

now i'll be going there alone.. to be honest, though, i think i'm just gonna pass on relationships all together.

Garrett

Sorry for long delay for update.

Short story shorter - Walked in way too late, she walked by, didn't say hi, I didn't say hi, she left to work, I left the bar. 4 friends got into a huge fight and were kicked out. Now I'll be going there alone.

To be honest, though, I think I'm just gonna pass on relationships all together. I give up.

Peace,

Garrett

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Asking Her Out - Follow Up - Advice?

by Garrett in

soooo..... going to ask that wonderful lady for her phone number tonight as per everyone's advice... first time i will ever be doing that with a non jw girl...erm...woman.

my dear female friends, what are some genuine questions i can pose to get a conversation rolling and what are some other questions/things i can ask/say to restart a stalled conversation?

i'm very very shy when talking to new people... especially someone i'm interested in, and have some social anxiety.

Garrett

About to leave.Wanted to thank you all for your suggestions, help and kind words.

Wish me luck!

Love you all and will let you know how it went :)

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Recent Ads on this site - Simon this needs some fixing

by done4good in

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i am noticing that when some of the ads run, the page keeps scrolling upward towards them.

this is annoying and should be addressed, as it makes some threads almost impossible to read.

have same effect on two different oss, (same browser type, firefox).

Garrett

sometimes (most of the time) not clearing cookies and history will cause your internet browser to act quite strangely. I recommend clearing cookies and history, closing browser restarting site and see if it still happens.

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Asking Her Out - Follow Up - Advice?

by Garrett in

soooo..... going to ask that wonderful lady for her phone number tonight as per everyone's advice... first time i will ever be doing that with a non jw girl...erm...woman.

my dear female friends, what are some genuine questions i can pose to get a conversation rolling and what are some other questions/things i can ask/say to restart a stalled conversation?

i'm very very shy when talking to new people... especially someone i'm interested in, and have some social anxiety.

Garrett

@katewild gotcha gotcha. Guys like that deserve it, then I guess ;) I've never been nor do I think I will ever that type of guy so I should be safe!

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Asking Her Out - Follow Up - Advice?

by Garrett in

soooo..... going to ask that wonderful lady for her phone number tonight as per everyone's advice... first time i will ever be doing that with a non jw girl...erm...woman.

my dear female friends, what are some genuine questions i can pose to get a conversation rolling and what are some other questions/things i can ask/say to restart a stalled conversation?

i'm very very shy when talking to new people... especially someone i'm interested in, and have some social anxiety.

Garrett

@katewild ah winding guys up? What does that mean, eh? You enjoy toying with us? XD