We try to have a 'date' night although at the moment it is about once a month. Patriarchal leadership is something that most women in the world valued until recently, but it is still a chief value with Mormons. No matter what anyone says. Remember she will only try to convert you because she thinks it is in your best interest. Just let things keep going. He is absolutely, hands-down my favorite human being on the planet. If you can live with some auxiliary authority in your life knowing that your wife will, as necessary, bend to its will instead of yours, you'll cross those bridges as you come to them. I believe that there will be a lot more mercy than justice being dished out at the judgment. She might not be keeping the Word of Wisdom, living according to the Law of Chastity, or attending church regularly. Never ask vague questions and give her definite options instead.
If you are not old enough to consider marriage, you should be careful about having a serious, exclusive relationship. Best wishes in whatever you decide. I'd suggest the essays. I just pray daily that no matter what we end up doing we are 30 min or less away from each other. That's okay, but it means your not a match. He's usually trying to catch up on sleep working on a presentation, patient notes, etc I know communication is key, but it's helpful to know that others are going through the same experience. Rawkcuf, maybe your comment is like your name and intended backwards, but what do you mean by differences between races.
She probably doesn't even realize how crazy that is. You would think surrounded by kids and being off every day would not be lonely but never having anyone to share your kids achievements with in person is hard. In my home ward, the non-member son of one of the members of the Bishopbric was able to stand up with the Priesthood and hold his baby girl while they gave her baby blessing. The church didn't do it to her but it helped create the environment that allowed it to happen. Then, do any of the above morsels of advice matter. Though my mother never openly complained about this, I could see it in her eyes. In other words, eternal marriage really is worth it, I think. He's in his second year of residency and we're talking about me leaving everything to get engaged and move up with him. If I just assume he won't be home to eat dinner with us, it's a happy surprise when he is. Right off the bat, I have to admit that being married and committed to our marriage has been of utmost importance for my husband and I - throughout all of his training.
We met after he finished his residency and started working as an ER director. There's a reason so many Utahns are on anti depressants and anti anxiety meds. The city we will be living in for his residency is expensive as he is getting into a wonderful program. About two years into our marriage, I got sick of waiting in bed for him to come read scriptures with me. Is it crazy for me to reconsider this relationship. I was definitely taking the "Tough love" approach because I've read countless times on this and other boards, how Mormons claimed that they were cool with their SO not being Mormon, and that they weren't, themselves, orthodox. As our relationship has progressed, this vague hypothetical question has led to some much more concrete thinking about what an interfaith marriage would be like for me, for him, and for us. It seems like you havent had enough time to get to know him, and honestly you wont for a while.
