Ladies, question for you: I find that the fellow ship has created an environment of chronic stress and chronic sleep deprivation that is absolutely affecting his libido. He hadn't realized it was the same weekend as my birthday, or even that it was a big birthday - 30. I had been teetering on the fringes for quite a long time, mostly coming to Church but not really being present, because I felt like an outcast as an older single. We've always had a very loving and intimate relationship, but the physical absence really has made a negative impact. There are many catholic families with these three main ethnic groups within it. I am the wife of a general surgeon in his mid 50s. I tried to date Mormon women, honestly.
Now that my boyfriend and I are beginning to talk about a future together, though, I realize that I need to consider this question of marrying outside of the church very carefully. If you can genuinely deconvert her then cool. I think it was Spencer Kimball who counselled that before marriage you should keep your eyes wide open and then after marriage keep your eyes half shut. Be a good influence. It will be up to you, her man, to support the positive expectations.
In particular, I relate to the fact that I'm feeling more like a booty call these days and it's making me start to resent him. Like many single members of the church, I have often wondered whether I would be willing to marry someone outside of the temple, and over the past few years I have come to believe that I would be willing to do so. Marriage does weird things to Mormons You're correct, that he should ask her these things would you marry a non Mormon.
Let me say this so you can get an idea of just how crazy and how much your girl friend is into the Mormon religion: These are known as "garments". Interreligious marriages are not a new thing. My family is pretty awesome in the church. My wife is living proof that they CAN be worth it. Second, in my experience mormons have been some of the kindest people I've ever had the privilege to know, and they have not lived up to the cult image you describe. There are other issues at play here that are my husband's personal history and that he is now trying to come to grips with, and I have hope that we can put our marriage and our family back together-but the job marches on, relentlessly, and there is no time allotted for personal healing. This means that she will probably be dating others at the same time as you. But realistically, if she is not open minded enough to even listen to someone who has a contrasting view of the church - how will she not continually discount you and your lack of beliefs.
